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
The surname Chinah (Marathi: िचनाह) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chinah is the 669,375th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 859,937th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 118 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 293 people, or 1 in 604,583. In Nigeria Chinah is primarily found in: Rivers, where 93 percent are found, Abia, where 4 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 26 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.
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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