Chinkai Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Chinkai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
Chinkai (23) may also be a first name.
Chinkai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinkai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chinkai (Hindi: चिनकाई) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinkai? popularity and diffusion
Chinkai is the 2,414,640th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chinkai reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chinkai is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 23 people.
The last name Chinkai is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 2,903,980. In Nigeria Chinkai is mostly concentrated in: Taraba, where 92 percent are found, Osun, where 7 percent are found and Kano, where 2 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Chinkai occurs in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chinkai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chinkai in the Hindi language | ||
| चिनकाई | cinaka'i | 50 |
| चिन्काई | cinka'i | 12.5 |
| चिनकी | cinaki | 12.5 |
| चिंकाई | cinka'i | 12.5 |
| चिन्कि | cinki | 12.5 |
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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 Chinkai
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