Chinkafa Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Chinkafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chinkafa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger351:548,34314,024
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Chinkafa (31) may also be a first name.

Chinkafa Last Name Facts

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

Chinkafa has its highest incidence in Niger. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinkafa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinkafa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread forename on earth It is held by 31 people.

Chinkafa is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 548,343. In Niger Chinkafa is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 91 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 3 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Niger it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hinkafa931/
Chimkafa881/
Chenkafa881/
Hingkaphai674/
Hinkofer63416/
Genckafa6346/
Hinkhofer5916/
Hinkoffer591/
Hittenkofer5320/
Zenkoffa501/

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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 Chinkafa
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