Chinkana Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Chinkana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 29 | 1:546,549 | 23,344 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chinkana (59) may also be a first name.
Chinkana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinkana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chinkana (Hindi: चिनकना) is found most frequently in Zambia. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinkana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chinkana is the 3,543,123rd most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chinkana live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chinkana is also the 1,282,666th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 59 people.
It is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 546,549. In Zambia Chinkana is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 90 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 7 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent reside and Malawi, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchinkana | 94 | 8 | / |
| Chinkanga | 94 | 5 | / |
| Hinkana | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tchinkanga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chinkane | 88 | 33 | / |
| Chinkani | 88 | 23 | / |
| Hinkamna | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chinkango | 82 | 1,101 | / |
| Chinkaniy | 82 | 37 | / |
| Chenkanna | 82 | 11 | / |
| Chunkauna | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tshinkana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hinkane | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tshinkanga | 78 | 27 | / |
| Tchinkouna | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chinkono | 75 | 1,195 | / |
| Chincane | 75 | 201 | / |
| Chinkoni | 75 | 76 | / |
| Huincana | 75 | 12 | / |
| Jhinkani | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chincona | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chenkane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimkani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimkano | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jinkanai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chincano | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchinkangou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tshincana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chincangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinkhoni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chincango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinkonoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinkhonyo | 67 | 157 | / |
| Zincana | 67 | 59 | / |
| Jinkani | 67 | 55 | / |
| Tshinkango | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gincana | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chinkhonga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jinqana | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zenkana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chynkanych | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chinkhonje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zinkona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zinqana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cincano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhinhcani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Genkana | 67 | 1 | / |
Chinkana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chinkana in the Hindi language | ||
| चिनकना | cinakana | 95 |
| चिन्कना | cinkana | 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
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- 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 Chinkana
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