Tchanji Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Tchanji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Tchanji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchanji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tchanji is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Tchanji click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchanji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. Tchanji is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchanji live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 741,752. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 89 percent are found, Adamawa Region, where 4 percent are found and Centre Region, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 3 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 Tchanji
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