Chintuwa Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Chintuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 257 | 1:689,271 | 31,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
Chintuwa (211) may also be a first name.
Chintuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chintuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chintuwa (Hindi: चिन्तुवा) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chintuwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 956,400th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chintuwa are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 622,565th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 211 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 689,271. In Nigeria Chintuwa is most common in: Abia, where 84 percent live, Rivers, where 9 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chintuwah | 94 | 3 | / |
| Chimtuwa | 88 | 11 | / |
| Shintuwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jintuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chintubhai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sinthuwa | 75 | 131 | / |
| Chintowe | 75 | 31 | / |
| Sintuwat | 75 | 11 | / |
| Kintouwa | 75 | 8 | / |
| Chintowo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsintuwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimtuwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cintubhai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chentouba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sintuba | 67 | 28 | / |
| Sentuwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hintowe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hintube | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kintuba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sintuwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kentuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sintuva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssentuwa | 63 | 121 | / |
| Sintuvat | 63 | 14 | / |
| Gentuywa | 63 | 8 | / |
| Sentuuwa | 63 | 2 | / |
| Chentiva | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hinteube | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ssentuuwa | 59 | 44 | / |
| Chentieva | 59 | 17 | / |
| Sintubhai | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gentuba | 53 | 19 | / |
| Kentuba | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kintowou | 50 | 3 | / |
| Gentuyua | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sentuuba | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ssemtuwa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sintoubo | 50 | 1 | / |
Chintuwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chintuwa in the Hindi language | ||
| चिन्तुवा | cintuva | - |
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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 Chintuwa
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