Chingunde Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chingunde Surname Definition:

Chingunde is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: one who is sullen.

Chingunde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Zambia1571:100,9558,060
India621:12,372,022220,417
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chingunde (13) may also be a first name.

Chingunde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chingunde is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: one who is sullen.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chingunde Last Name Facts

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

Chingunde (Marathi: चीनगुंडे) is most common in Malawi. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chingunde? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 742,570th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. The surname Chingunde is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Chingunde are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chingunde is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 13 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Barring Malawi this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 40 percent live and India, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chingunde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chingunde in the Marathi language
चीनगुंडेcinagunde62.5
िचनगुंडेicanagunde28.13
िचनगुडेicanagude6.25
िंचगुंडेincagunde3.13

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