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 last name Chongwan occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chongwan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 935,326th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname Chongwan occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chongwan are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Chongwan is also the 401,195th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 454 people.
The last name Chongwan is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 74,709. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 90 percent live, Southwest Region, where 5 percent live and West Region, where 4 percent live. Beside Cameroon Chongwan occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.
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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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