Kachanga Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Kachanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 56 | 1:275,683 | 28,626 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Tanzania | 24 | 1:2,205,901 | 48,025 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kachanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kachanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kachanga occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kachanga? popularity and diffusion
Kachanga is the 1,321,499th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kachanga are found; 39 percent are found in Southern Africa and 39 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Kachanga is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 275,683. In Zimbabwe Kachanga is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 45 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 32 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 13 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and Tanzania, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Kachanga
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