Tchanya Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Tchanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 83 | 1:250,230 | 24,514 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Tchanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tchanya occurs most in Cameroon. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchanya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,980,395th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tchanya live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 250,230. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 49 percent are found, Centre Region, where 33 percent are found and West Region, where 12 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and Benin, where 1 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 Tchanya
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