Chonji Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Chonji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chonji (28) may also be a first name.
Chonji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chonji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chonji is most common in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chonji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,532,898th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Chonji reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 28 people.
The surname Chonji is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,102,731. In Zimbabwe Chonji is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 93 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 7 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and Kenya, where 5 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 Chonji
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