Chinonye Surname
Approximately 478 people bear this surname
Chinonye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 457 | 1:387,621 | 20,469 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Chinonye (16,272) may also be a first name.
Chinonye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinonye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chinonye occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinonye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 637,196th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Chinonye live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 43,915th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 16,272 people.
The surname Chinonye is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 457 people, or 1 in 387,621. In Nigeria Chinonye is primarily found in: Rivers, where 23 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Kano, where 9 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinounye | 94 | 499 | / |
| Chinoneye | 94 | 4 | / |
| Chinonge | 88 | 576 | / |
| Chinonje | 88 | 131 | / |
| Chinanye | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chinunye | 88 | 3 | / |
| Chineunye | 82 | 123 | / |
| Chingunye | 82 | 6 | / |
| Chinounge | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chinaneye | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chinongowe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hinaunye | 75 | 75 | / |
| Chenonge | 75 | 60 | / |
| Chinunje | 75 | 8 | / |
| Hinoniya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chinange | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hinanaye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hinhoney | 75 | 0 | / |
| Tchuinnogne | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chinanayi | 71 | 223 | / |
| Tshinonge | 71 | 82 | / |
| Chenonier | 71 | 20 | / |
| Chinganea | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chenonoyi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chinhange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinanyya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chengonje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hinnoniya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinganje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinotnoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinganee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hinanay | 67 | 457 | / |
| Ginonay | 67 | 128 | / |
| Henonie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ginoney | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chinanuihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chinganeya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chinonye
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