Chinatu Surname
Approximately 554 people bear this surname
Chinatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 538 | 1:329,262 | 18,011 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chinatu (2,244) may also be a first name.
Chinatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chinatu (Hindi: चिनटू, Marathi: िचनतू, Oriya: ଚିନଟୁ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chinatu.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinatu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chinatu is the 569,728th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,154,415 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chinatu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 157,712th most commonly used given name globally, borne by 2,244 people.
The last name Chinatu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 538 people, or 1 in 329,262. In Nigeria Chinatu is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 72 percent reside, Rivers, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinatou | 93 | 6 | / |
| Chitnatu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Chinnatu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Chingatu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hinatu | 92 | 10 | / |
| Chionatou | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chainatou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shinatu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Chinotu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Chenatu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chinetu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hainatu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hinatou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cinatus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Heinastu | 80 | 25 | / |
| Chengatu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Chinetou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chinnetu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chingotu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinethu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chennatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shainatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hinnatou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinnotu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zinatu | 77 | 357 | / |
| Sinatu | 77 | 123 | / |
| Jinatu | 77 | 54 | / |
| Kinatu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Henatu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ginatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chennattu | 75 | 73 | / |
| Chinathoo | 75 | 8 | / |
| Chengattu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chengathu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cenatus | 71 | 3,109 | / |
| Ginatau | 71 | 30 | / |
| Kinatou | 71 | 16 | / |
| Singatu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sinatau | 71 | 11 | / |
| Zainatu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Zinatou | 71 | 7 | / |
| Jinatui | 71 | 5 | / |
| Jainatu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sainatu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cénatus | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sinatuu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jinatou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jinnatu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ginathu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zinateu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cenatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cinothu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sinhatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinathu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinatau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keinatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hainotu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sinatus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shingotu | 67 | 744 | / |
| Sainatus | 67 | 98 | / |
| Sainatou | 67 | 52 | / |
| Seinatou | 67 | 27 | / |
| Henaitus | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zaihnatu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zeinatou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zainatou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quinatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kainautu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jinnatou | 67 | 1 | / |
Chinatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chinatu in the Hindi language | ||
| चिनटू | cinatu | - |
| Chinatu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିନଟୁ | cinatu | - |
| Chinatu in the Marathi language | ||
| िचनतू | icanatu | - |
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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
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- 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 Chinatu
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