Chinevu Surname
Approximately 294 people bear this surname
Chinevu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 247 | 1:717,177 | 32,914 |
| Zambia | 24 | 1:660,413 | 25,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chinevu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinevu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chinevu is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chinevu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinevu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 906,170th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinevu reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Chinevu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 717,177. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Enugu, where 74 percent reside, Lagos, where 6 percent reside and Niger, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 8 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinevhu | 93 | 29 | / |
| Chinehvu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chinebu | 86 | 108 | / |
| Chinewu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chinavu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tshinevu | 80 | 82 | / |
| Chinnavu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chinejwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinhewu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sinevu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tchinebou | 75 | 12 | / |
| Zinevhu | 71 | 15 | / |
| Chiniwu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ginevau | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chennevaux | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khenevu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinibu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinawu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jinevau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinevau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinhiwu | 67 | 144 | / |
| Henneveu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Chinhawu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chenewuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshinebu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shengevu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Singevau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hinebuch | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chinevu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis