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 surname Chinowa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinowa? popularity and diffusion
Chinowa is the 680,882nd most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,676,306 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinowa live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 379 people, or 1 in 139,688. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 80 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 5 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.
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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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