Who is the world's biggest family?

The Chanas
Ziona Chana
Ziona Chana
Ziona (born Zionnghaka; 21 July 1945 – 13 June 2021) was the leader of Lalpa Kohhran Thar (meaning "The Lord's New Church"), informally referred to as Chana Pâwl or Chhuanthar Kohhran ("The Church of New Generation"), a polygamy-practising Christian sect in Mizoram, India.
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, formerly the head of the world's largest family, passed away aged 76 in June, leaving behind a clan of 181 members. Due to his polygamous lifestyle, this included 39 wives, 94 children, 14 daughters-in-law and 33 grandkids.
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Which man has the biggest family in the world?

An Indian man and head of a religious sect that practiced polygamy died on Sunday. Ziona Chana reportedly left behind 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren. The exact number of his children is contested, with some Indian outlets claiming he has 89 children.
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Whats the biggest family with kids?

Valentina Vassilyev and her husband Feodor Vassilyev are alleged to hold the record for the most children a couple has produced. She gave birth to a total of 69 children – sixteen pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets – between 1725 and 1765, a total of 27 births.
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Who is the oldest woman to give birth?

Erramatti Mangayamma at age 74 gave birth to twins in India last week after becoming pregnant through IVF, making her the oldest person ever to give birth, according to her doctors, and reigniting debate over so-called geriatric pregnancies.
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WHO HAS MOST wife in the world?

Zion-a (76), believed to head the world's largest family, with 38 wives and 89 children. Mizoram and his village at Baktawng Tlangnuam has become a major tourist attraction in the state because of the family. Rest in Peace Sir! And Chana's extrordinary life has grabbed several headlines over the years.
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Meet The World's Biggest Family: 193 Members!



How many child can a woman give birth?

Women can reproduce for about half of their lifetime and can only give birth about once every year or so. So it makes sense that women can only have a fraction as many children as men. One study estimated a woman can have around 15 pregnancies in a lifetime.
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Who was the India's biggest family?

Ziona Chana had 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren - all of whom lived together in a four-storey pink house with about 100 rooms in Baktawng in Mizoram state.
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Who is the man with many wives?

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com. Winston Blackmore, the head of a polygamous Mormon sect in Canada, has around 150 children from 27 wives - 178 people in total.
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Can 3 people get married?

It is illegal in all 50 states to be married to more than one person — which is known as polygamy, not polyamory. Polyamorous people who try different kinds of arrangements — such as a married couple with steady outside partners — run into their own legal problems.
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Who had 100 wives?

Abumbi II, the 11th fon, or king, of Bafut, Cameroon, has close to 100 wives. They weren't all his to start. According to local tradition, when a fon dies, his successor inherits all his wives and then marries his own queens.
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Can someone marry themselves?

Sologamy is a commitment to yourself and not necessarily to singledom or celibacy. You can have a solo wedding if you are happily unattached, looking for a partner, or already in a committed relationship with another person.
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Which king has most wives?

King Mswati III: Meet King Mswati III of Swaziland, the 50-year-old monarch who has 15 wives and 23 children - The Economic Times.
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Who is the biggest father?

Ziona Chana, of India, was the head of a polygamist Christian sect called Chana Pawl. He is believed to have fathered 89 children with 38 wives. He is also said to have 36 grandchildren as part of the “world's largest family,” according to some reports.
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How many wives are in India?

Thus polygamy became illegal in India in 1956, uniformly for all of its citizens except for Muslims, who are permitted to have four wives and for Hindus in Goa and along the western coast where bigamy is legal.
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Can boys get pregnant?

People who are born male and living as men cannot get pregnant. A transgender man or nonbinary person may be able to, however. It is only possible for a person to be pregnant if they have a uterus. The uterus is the womb, which is where the fetus develops.
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At what age can a man get a woman pregnant?

Boys are able to get a girl pregnant when they begin to produce sperm in their semen. This generally begins when they start puberty, which can be from ages 11 to 14. Until puberty begins, males are unable to get a female pregnant.
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Who fathered the most babies?

The man who is thought to have fathered the most children of all time is Moroccan Sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif (1645 to 1727) with a total of more than 1,000, according to Guinness World Records.
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What is the biggest family in America?

America's largest family, the Bates, on miracle 19th child who survived after failing to breathe on his own at birth
  • The Bates, from Lake City, Tennessee, have 19 children in total after Jeb Colton Bates was born in February, 2012.
  • They are the stars of a new reality TV show called United Bates Of America.
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Who is the head of the family?

It depends on the family, the person who is elder among all was the head of the family. For example if any family has nine members and the grandfather is the eldest, he would be the head of family. But in some cases if grandfather is not there, then grandmother or the elder uncle would be the head of family.
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What is the biggest family in the world 2022?

Ziona Chana from Mizoram has 39 wives, 94 children, 33 grandchildren, 14 daughters-in-law and 1 great-grandchild who live together as one big happy family in the same house! He has a total of 181 family members!
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Who has had the most husbands?

Glynn Wolfe, also known as Scotty Wolfe (July 25, 1908 – June 10, 1997), was a Baptist minister who resided in Blythe, California. He was famous for holding the record for the largest number of monogamous marriages (31). His shortest marriage lasted 19 days, and his longest lasted eleven years.
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Who is the king of 365 Queens?

Maharaja Bhupinder Singh built a 'Leela-Bhavan' in Patiala, where only naked people were allowed. This palace is built in Patiala city on the road leading to Bhupendra Nagar, close to the Bahudari Bagh. According to historians the Maharaja had a total of 365 queens, including 10 authorized queens.
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Who had 365 wives?

Bhupendra Singh, the Maharaja of Patiala - who was famed for his sexual prowess and appetite, had 365 wives and was forever on the lookout for pretty women - kidnapped a girl from Nabha after she refused his overtures.
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Can u marry a dog?

Is it legal to marry an animal? Human-animal marriage is not specifically mentioned in national laws – meaning technically that there's nothing to stop you entering a state of holy matrimony with your dog, cat, hamster.
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Can I marry a tree?

Though the ceremonies conducted during the “Marry a Tree” event are not legally binding, as trees cannot consent to marriage, the union is still a serious commitment to some. “I thought it was very interesting that we have a commitment, not only with this tree, but with all of nature,” Leycigi said.
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