Chinkanda Surname

473,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chinkanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chinkanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6011:28,4844,289
Zambia561:283,03416,318
Namibia261:92,6698,353
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
England31:18,572,686338,250
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chinkanda Last Name Facts

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

Chinkanda occurs most in Malawi. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinkanda? popularity and diffusion

Chinkanda is the 473,663rd most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,307,703 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinkanda live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Chinkanda is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 601 people, or 1 in 28,484. Not including Malawi Chinkanda occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 8 percent reside and Namibia, where 4 percent reside.

Chinkanda Last Name Statistics demography

Chinkanda earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 327.28% more than the national average, earning R 1,015,390 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchinkanda951/
Chinkonda89767/
Chimkanda89422/
Chinkande8914/
Hinkandah891/
Chinkhande84733/
Tshinkanda8455/
Chimnkonda841/
Zinkanda82235/
Chimkonda781,379/
Chinkonde781,105/
Chinkondo78131/
Chimkande781/
Chinkhondo74131/
Cheenkandy741/
Zinkonda711/
Tsinkonda6798/
Chimkondo6711/
Hienkonde671/
Chittemkonda671/
Tshinkondo631/
Jenkando591/
Jingkondi561/
Chimcondi561/

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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 Chinkanda
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