Chinene Surname
Approximately 1,289 people bear this surname
Chinene Surname Definition:
Chinene is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a prominent elderly person.
Chinene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,230 | 1:12,886 | 1,468 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chinene (158) may also be a first name.
Chinene Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chinene is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a prominent elderly person.
Chinene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chinene occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinene? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 295,816th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,653,643 people. The last name Chinene is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chinene are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 730,165th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 158 people.
The last name Chinene is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 1,230 people, or 1 in 12,886. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Southern Province, where 61 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 21 percent live and Central Province, where 7 percent live. Not including Zambia this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
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