Chinkuli Surname

286,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chinkuli Surname Definition:

Chinkuli is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a pipe made from a calabash.

Chinkuli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,3041:12,1551,399
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Chinkuli (17) may also be a first name.

Chinkuli Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chinkuli is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a pipe made from a calabash.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chinkuli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chinkuli (Oriya: ଚିୁଲି) is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinkuli? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chinkuli is the 286,848th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,442,529 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chinkuli live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 17 people.

The surname Chinkuli is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 1,304 people, or 1 in 12,155. In Zambia Chinkuli is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 46 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 27 percent live and Central Province, where 22 percent live. Outside of Zambia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Chinkuli Last Name Statistics demography

Chinkuli earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.04% less than the national average, earning R 194,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chinkhuli941/
Tchinkouli891/
Chinculi884/
Chinkoli883/
Chinkula882/
Chinkulla821/
Chinculli821/
Hinkula80113/
Hinkule80112/
Cinculi808/
Cinkula803/
Chinkole75177/
Hingkoli7543/
Chenkili7523/
Chimkule7510/
Chinkola759/
Chenkula754/
Cinculli753/
Hinkuley751/
Cinkulla751/
Chincolli71232/
Chincuile712/
Cinkkolli711/
Cinkole6713/
Henkulj677/
Cincula676/
Henkule672/
Hinkola672/
Henkuly671/
Cinkola671/
Cincule671/
Chinccolli671/

Chinkuli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chinkuli in the Oriya language
ଚିୁଲିciuli-

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Footnotes

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