Choonya Surname
Approximately 1,804 people bear this surname
Choonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,803 | 1:8,791 | 1,028 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
Choonya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Choonya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Choonya occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Choonya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 225,303rd most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,039,660 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Choonya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,803 people, or 1 in 8,791. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 49 percent are found, Central Province, where 27 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 18 percent are found. Barring Zambia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Mauritius, 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 Choonya
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