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 surname Chinku (Bengali: চিংকু, Hindi: चिनकू, Marathi: िंचकु, Oriya: ଚିଂକୁ, Tibetan: ཆིན་ཀུ་) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,674,734th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Chinku are found; 82 percent are found in South Asia and 82 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 113,014th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 3,860 people.

The last name Chinku is most frequent in India, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 7,907,891. In India Chinku is mostly concentrated in: Assam, where 25 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 23 percent reside and Bihar, where 13 percent reside. Excluding India this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs 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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