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 last name Choonya is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Choonya? popularity and diffusion
Choonya is the 225,303rd most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,039,660 people. The last name Choonya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Choonya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Choonya is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,803 people, or 1 in 8,791. In Zambia Choonya is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 49 percent are found, Central Province, where 27 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 18 percent are found. Beside Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found 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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