Chinthu Surname
Approximately 835 people bear this surname
Chinthu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| India | 349 | 1:2,197,895 | 73,196 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chinthu (468) may also be a first name.
Chinthu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinthu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chinthu (Bengali: চিন্ঠু, Hindi: चिन्ठू, Marathi: िंचथु) is most common in Malawi. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinthu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chinthu is the 416,572nd most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,727,600 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Chinthu live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 393,633rd most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 468 people.
This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 36,346. Barring Malawi it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 42 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chintu | 92 | 8,270 | / |
| Cinthu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Schintu | 86 | 1,181 | / |
| Chunthu | 86 | 14 | / |
| Chinttu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Chintou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Chintuu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chhintu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Khinthu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cinthuy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cintu | 83 | 307 | / |
| Hintu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Chaisinthu | 82 | 4 | / |
| Tchintou | 80 | 32 | / |
| Chitentu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Chuinteu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shinthau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tshinthu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chientou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scintu | 77 | 1,084 | / |
| Chuntu | 77 | 405 | / |
| Sinthu | 77 | 302 | / |
| Chentu | 77 | 246 | / |
| Shintu | 77 | 126 | / |
| Cintus | 77 | 43 | / |
| Hinttu | 77 | 19 | / |
| Csintu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zinthu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chimtu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hintou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hindtu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haintu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jinthu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cntu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tshintu | 71 | 1,994 | / |
| Chintoe | 71 | 45 | / |
| Chintoo | 71 | 33 | / |
| Hintouh | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chentou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chesntu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chimtut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jainthu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shintou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kintahu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hainetu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chuntuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chuntuy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimtup | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kintu | 67 | 29,045 | / |
| Sintu | 67 | 1,539 | / |
| Jintu | 67 | 1,219 | / |
| Chentout | 67 | 304 | / |
| Gintu | 67 | 269 | / |
| Zintu | 67 | 244 | / |
| Chentouh | 67 | 122 | / |
| Hentu | 67 | 108 | / |
| Chuenteu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tchentou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Centu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cheunteu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tchenteu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xintu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chentous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himtu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chennttu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qintu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaimtou | 67 | 1 | / |
Chinthu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chinthu in the Bengali language | ||
| চিন্ঠু | cinthu | - |
| Chinthu in the Hindi language | ||
| चिन्ठू | cinthu | - |
| Chinthu in the Marathi language | ||
| िंचथु | incathu | 77.78 |
| िंचथू | incathu | 16.67 |
| िंचठु | incathu | 5.56 |
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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
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- 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 Chinthu
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