Chinedu Surname

14,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chinedu Surname User-submission:

The Chinedu surname means 'God leads'. The variant Chinedum means 'God leads me'.

Chinedu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria36,9941:4,788636
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
England441:1,266,32057,817
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
India101:76,706,538639,611
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
China61:227,886,92811,701
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Chinedu (297,317) may also be a first name.

Chinedu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Chinedu surname means 'God leads'. The variant Chinedum means 'God leads me'.

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Chinedu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chinedu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chinedu (Oriya: ଚିେନଡୁ, Russian: Чинеду) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinedu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,721st most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 192,522 people. The surname Chinedu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinedu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chinedu is also the 3,530th most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 297,317 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 36,994 people, or 1 in 4,788. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Imo, where 19 percent reside, Anambra, where 17 percent reside and Abia, where 12 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Chinedu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Chinedu surname is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

The amount Chinedu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.59% less than the national average, earning R 62,760 per year and in United States they earn 12.9% more than the national average, earning $48,714 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chinaedu93158/
Chinnedu9320/
Chineduh9311/
Chienedu935/
Chineedu932/
Chinhedu931/
Chineduu931/
Chineadu931/
Zchinedu931/
Cinedu924,764/
Hinedu921/
Chitneedu881/
Chinneedu881/
Chinadu86313/
Chinidu86165/
Chenedu86112/
Chinodu8682/
Chunedu862/
Cihnedu861/
Cinedhu861/
Chinnodu80276/
Chinnadu8053/
Chynaedu801/
Cheenedu801/
Chennedu801/
Chimhedu801/
Sinedu773,050/
Jinedu77107/
Zinedu7722/
Ginedu7710/
Kinedu775/
Hinydu771/
Chionidou75238/
Shchynedu751/
Chinnaydu751/
Chinnaidu751/
Chimnaidu751/
Zinedou7124/
Zainedu718/
Jainedu718/
Gineidu715/
Shenedu713/
Chenadu713/
Sainedu713/
Chunadu711/
Jineidu711/
Ginnedu711/
Chenodu711/
Zineidou6730/
Chennadu679/
Chenaidu674/
Saineedu673/
Kineydou671/
Jineidou671/
Zineïdou671/
Chennodu671/

Chinedu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chinedu in the Oriya language
ଚିେନଡୁcienadu-
Chinedu in the Russian language
Чинедуcinedu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chinedu
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