Chungani Surname
Approximately 291 people bear this surname
Chungani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 259 | 1:178,301 | 13,436 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chungani Demographics
Chungani Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chungani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chungani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chungani (Marathi: चुंगानी) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chungani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chungani is the 912,827th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Chungani live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 259 people, or 1 in 178,301. In Kenya Chungani is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 42 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 0 percent are found. Beside Kenya Chungani occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Chungani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chungani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chungani in the Marathi language | ||
| चुंगानी | cungani | 61.11 |
| चुगानी | cugani | 16.67 |
| चुंगनी | cungani | 5.56 |
| चुन्गानी | cun'gani | 5.56 |
| चुनगणी | cunagani | 5.56 |
| छुंगानी | chungani | 5.56 |
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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 Chungani
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