Chonja Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Chonja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 28 | 1:1,890,772 | 47,703 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
Chonja (10) may also be a first name.
Chonja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chonja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chonja occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chonja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,543,123rd most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chonja live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Chonja is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,890,772. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 32 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 32 percent live and Geita Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 10 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 Chonja
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