Chinkwe Surname
Approximately 205 people bear this surname
Chinkwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 201 | 1:881,307 | 38,450 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chinkwe (827) may also be a first name.
Chinkwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinkwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chinkwe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinkwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chinkwe is the 1,163,787th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chinkwe are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chinkwe is also the 284,025th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 827 people.
The surname Chinkwe is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 881,307. In Nigeria Chinkwe is most prevalent in: Abia, where 86 percent reside, Lagos, where 9 percent reside and Rivers, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinkwes | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chienkwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chimnkwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chinkwea | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hinkwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chingwe | 86 | 2,036 | / |
| Chinkwa | 86 | 139 | / |
| Chenkwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chisinkwue | 82 | 16 | / |
| Chingwei | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tshinkwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chuinkwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chinkwai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chiongwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chienkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chingkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiengwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchinkwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hingwe | 77 | 133 | / |
| Hinkwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Zinkwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Henkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chisengwe | 75 | 29 | / |
| Chitengwe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Chiengweh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chingkwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinkwaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chingwa | 71 | 1,309 | / |
| Chinque | 71 | 496 | / |
| Chingue | 71 | 493 | / |
| Chungwe | 71 | 302 | / |
| Chengwe | 71 | 184 | / |
| Chingwi | 71 | 24 | / |
| Chingbe | 71 | 15 | / |
| Chenkwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chimkue | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chichingwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chunkwi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chincue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hynkwey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chisengwee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chuungwe | 67 | 456 | / |
| Chimkuea | 67 | 119 | / |
| Chinquee | 67 | 112 | / |
| Tchingue | 67 | 63 | / |
| Chengwei | 67 | 49 | / |
| Chingway | 67 | 26 | / |
| Chiengwa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Tshingwe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Chingwii | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chungwei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chungwee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tchingbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chuingwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchengwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheengwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimkuee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chencwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chengkue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ching'wa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chingwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiengwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chinghue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chingbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chengwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchinkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemngwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chinquey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chinkwe
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