Chongwan Surname
Approximately 281 people bear this surname
Chongwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 278 | 1:74,709 | 9,275 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Chongwan (454) may also be a first name.
Chongwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chongwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chongwan has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chongwan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 935,326th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chongwan live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 401,195th most common forename world-wide, borne by 454 people.
It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 74,709. In Cameroon Chongwan is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 90 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 5 percent are found and West Region, where 4 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Chongwan is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chongwan
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