Chinofu Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chinofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chinofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia241:660,41325,715
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Chinofu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chinofu is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinofu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Chinofu are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 660,413. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 79 percent are found and Muchinga Province, where 21 percent are found. Beside Zambia it exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cinofu9214/
Chinefu86187/
Chinafu86102/
Chimhofu8095/
Chinafuu801/
Chinafui801/
Sinofu773/
Jinofu771/
Cinafu771/
Kingofu714/
Jinofou711/
Singofu711/
Signofou671/
Jinafu623/
Sinafu622/
Kinafu621/
Xenofou5769/
Zinhafu579/
Kinafou573/
Zenhofu572/
Sineufu571/
Sinaufu571/
Kinaafu571/
Khenafou53223/
Khenaffou5012/

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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 Chinofu
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