Chinowa Surname
Approximately 437 people bear this surname
Chinowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 379 | 1:139,688 | 12,861 |
| Zambia | 24 | 1:660,413 | 25,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Chinowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chinowa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinowa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 680,882nd most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 16,676,306 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinowa are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Chinowa is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 379 people, or 1 in 139,688. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mtwara Region, where 80 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent live and Lindi Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.
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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 Chinowa
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