Chiniko Surname

435,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chiniko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiniko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6541:26,1763,951
Tanzania971:545,79034,985
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chiniko (12) may also be a first name.

Chiniko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiniko (Georgian: ჩინიკო) is most common in Malawi. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiniko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 435,773rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,248,155 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiniko are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chiniko is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 654 people, or 1 in 26,176. Outside of Malawi this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 12 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chiniko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chiniko in the Georgian language
ჩინიკოchiniko-

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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 Chiniko
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