Chinku Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chinku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chinku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India971:7,907,891167,329
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chinku (3,860) may also be a first name.

Chinku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chinku (Bengali: চিংকু, Hindi: चिनकू, Marathi: िंचकु, Oriya: ଚିଂକୁ, Tibetan: ཆིན་ཀུ་) occurs most in India. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chinku.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinku? popularity and diffusion

Chinku is the 1,674,734th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Chinku reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Chinku is also the 113,014th most numerous forename on earth, borne by 3,860 people.

The surname Chinku is most widespread in India, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 7,907,891. In India it is most frequent in: Assam, where 25 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 23 percent reside and Bihar, where 13 percent reside. Other than India Chinku occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chinkhu92158/
Chinkou9235/
Chienku922/
Chinkuz921/
Tchinku921/
Cinku9194/
Hinku9112/
Tchinkou86204/
Chinkhup8639/
Tchinkeu867/
Chuinkou862/
Tchinkui861/
Chinkhui861/
Chingkhu861/
Chunku8379/
Chenku8310/
Hinkou838/
Chincu832/
Czinku832/
Cingku831/
Cienku831/
Chiengkou803/
Tchihnkou801/
Tchionkou801/
Tshinku77109/
Chenkus7794/
Chinkoo7766/
Czinkus7750/
Chinkoe7736/
Chenkou7712/
Chenkuz777/
Chungku775/
Chenkui772/
Hinnkou772/
Chunkui772/
Chengku772/
Csinkou771/
Cienkuś771/
Hinkaus771/
Chunkau771/
Chiengkhou751/
Hincu734,005/
Cincu73381/
Hynku73209/
Henku7371/
Činku7321/
Hinkó7313/
Cenku738/
Zinku738/
Hînku734/
Cienkusz71375/
Tchenkou7133/
Hinkhaus7121/
Tchenkeu7114/
Vanchinkhuu715/
Chuenkou714/
Chingkoe714/
Chetnkou713/
Chisincu713/
Chengkui712/
Chengkou712/
Chincheu711/
Tchenkui711/
Heinekeu711/
Cheunkeu711/
Ciengkou711/
Chenckus711/
Chincush710/
Khynku67316/
Zinkeu6752/
Khenku6747/
Hincuy6730/
Hynkut6716/
Cincou6713/
Tsinku6712/
Henkeu6711/
Hengku679/
Hoinkhaus678/
Czinkó678/
Chencu673/
Hincui672/
Hynkus672/
Czinkú671/
Tcheenkeu671/
Zingku671/
Himkou671/
Dsinku671/

Chinku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chinku in the Tibetan language
ཆིན་ཀུ་chinku-
Chinku in the Oriya language
ଚିଂକୁcinku-
Chinku in the Hindi language
चिनकूcinaku76.43
चिन्कूcinku10.66
चिंकूcinku6.22
चिनकुcinaku2.31
चिंकुcinku1.73
चिन्कुcinku1.1
चीनकूcinaku0.69
चींकूcinku0.58
चीन्कूcinku0.12
चींकुcinku0.06
चीनकुcinaku0.06
चीकूंcikum0.06
Chinku in the Bengali language
চিংকুcinku50
চিঙ্কুcinku50
Chinku in the Marathi language
िंचकुincaku48.15
िंचकूincaku36.11
चींकुcinku7.41
िचन्कूicanku3.7
िचन्कुicanku1.85
चीन्कुcinku1.85
चीनवुcinavu0.93

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chinku
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