Chinah Surname
Approximately 447 people bear this surname
Chinah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 293 | 1:604,583 | 28,901 |
| Moldova | 115 | 1:30,968 | 4,946 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chinah (118) may also be a first name.
Chinah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chinah (Marathi: िचनाह) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 669,375th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Chinah are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chinah is also the 859,937th most widespread first name globally, held by 118 people.
The last name Chinah is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 293 people, or 1 in 604,583. In Nigeria Chinah is mostly found in: Rivers, where 93 percent live, Abia, where 4 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 26 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chinah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chinah in the Marathi language | ||
| िचनाह | icanaha | - |
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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 Chinah
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