Chihinga Surname
Approximately 2,027 people bear this surname
Chihinga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2,003 | 1:7,913 | 938 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Chihinga (889) may also be a first name.
Chihinga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihinga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chihinga is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihinga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 204,843rd most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,595,237 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihinga are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 272,584th most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 889 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 2,003 people, or 1 in 7,913. In Zambia Chihinga is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 79 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 7 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia Chihinga exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 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 Chihinga
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