Chona Surname
Approximately 6,151 people bear this surname
Chona Surname Definition:
Chona is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: cat.
Chona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1,818 | 1:26,278 | 1,796 |
| Mexico | 1,239 | 1:100,183 | 3,747 |
| Venezuela | 963 | 1:31,365 | 1,887 |
| Malawi | 627 | 1:27,303 | 4,104 |
| India | 377 | 1:2,034,656 | 69,432 |
| Tanzania | 273 | 1:193,925 | 16,636 |
| Zambia | 188 | 1:84,308 | 7,077 |
| United States | 158 | 1:2,294,044 | 142,811 |
| Zimbabwe | 83 | 1:186,003 | 22,110 |
| Lesotho | 69 | 1:29,457 | 5,623 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Cameroon | 61 | 1:340,477 | 30,746 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Chona (54,126) may also be a first name.
Chona Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chona is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: cat.
Chona is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: cat.
Chona Demographics
Average Chona Salary in
United States
$46,309 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chona (Hindi: चोना, Marathi: चोना, Russian: Чона, Tibetan: ཆོས་ན།) is found most in Colombia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Chona click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chona? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 79,328th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,184,774 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Chona are found; 45 percent are found in South America and 45 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 17,270th most prevalent given name globally, held by 54,126 people.
The surname Chona is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is held by 1,818 people, or 1 in 26,278. In Colombia it is most common in: Norte de Santander Department, where 48 percent reside, Cesar Department, where 31 percent reside and Capital District, where 8 percent reside. Other than Colombia this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 20 percent reside and Venezuela, where 16 percent reside.
Chona Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chona last name are 9.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.96% registered with the political party.
The amount Chona earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.37% less than the national average, earning R 41,904 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.33% less than the national average, earning $16,497,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.32% more than the national average, earning $46,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 58.74% more than the national average, earning $78,866 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chona in the Marathi language | ||
| चोना | cona | 94.87 |
| छोना | chona | 5.13 |
| Chona in the Hindi language | ||
| चोना | cona | 94.52 |
| छोना | chona | 4.11 |
| छोण | chona | 1.37 |
| Chona in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཆོས་ན། | chöna | 33.33 |
| ཆོས་ན་ | chöna | 33.33 |
| བཅོ་ནག། | chonak | 33.33 |
| Chona in the Russian language | ||
| Чона | cona | - |
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Footnotes
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