Tchaniga Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Tchaniga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tchaniga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin3361:30,7614,063
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tchaniga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tchaniga Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tchaniga is more frequently found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tchaniga.

How Common Is The Last Name Tchaniga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 823,466th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,624,765 people. Tchaniga is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchaniga are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 30,761. In Benin Tchaniga is most common in: Collines Department, where 89 percent live, Zou Department, where 7 percent live and Borgou Department, where 3 percent live. Besides Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaniga9331/
Caniga86353/
Tchanegha822/
Caniega8014/
Chanega802/
Canigai801/
Canoiga801/
Canniga801/
Tchaniegou785/
Tchagnigou781/
Chaniogo7511/
Tsanigas754/
Tchenega751/
Tchangnigou741/
Tchamgnigou741/
Čaniga71313/
Canega7139/
Coniga7111/
Cañiga7110/
Canigo717/
Zaniga716/
Tchanegou715/
Canigó711/
Coniega67257/
Caniego67213/
Caneega6742/
Cannigo676/
Chanego673/
Cañiega672/
Tchagnegou672/
Tsanega671/
Zanigha671/
Coneiga671/
Csanigo671/
Canegau671/
Canoigo671/

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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 Tchaniga
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