Chineka Surname
Approximately 1,141 people bear this surname
Chineka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,110 | 1:13,908 | 1,912 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Chineka (77) may also be a first name.
Chineka Demographics
Average Chineka Salary in
United States
$38,958 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chineka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chineka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chineka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻨﻜﻪ, Hindi: चिनेका) is most common in Zimbabwe. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chineka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chineka is the 325,895th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,386,982 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chineka are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chineka is also the 1,100,117th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 77 people.
The last name Chineka is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,110 people, or 1 in 13,908. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 57 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 20 percent reside and Harare Province, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Chineka Last Name Statistics demography
Chineka earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chineka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chineka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻨﻜﻪ | shnkh | - |
| Chineka in the Hindi language | ||
| चिनेका | cineka | - |
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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 Chineka
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