Chouna Surname
Approximately 608 people bear this surname
Chouna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 416 | 1:49,926 | 6,536 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Mauritania | 24 | 1:170,619 | 9,051 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Chouna (567) may also be a first name.
Chouna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chouna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chouna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻮﻧﻪ, Hindi: चौना) is most common in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chouna? popularity and diffusion
Chouna is the 531,574th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,986,095 people. Chouna occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Chouna are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 352,372nd most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 567 people.
The last name Chouna is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 49,926. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: West Region, where 47 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 31 percent reside and Centre Region, where 19 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 22 percent reside and Mauritania, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chouna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chouna in the Hindi language | ||
| चौना | cauna | - |
| Chouna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻮﻧﻪ | shwnh | 70 |
| ﺷﻮﻥ | shwn | 20 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻮﻧﻪ | alshwnh | 10 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chouna
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