Chintwa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chintwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chintwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Chintwa (94) may also be a first name.

Chintwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chintwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chintwa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chintwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chintwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Chintwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Chintwa live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 980,251st most widespread first name on earth, held by 94 people.

Chintwa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Chintwa is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chintwad934/
Chintwua932/
Chintway931/
Chintua86192/
Shintwa8649/
Chentwa861/
Chichintwa821/
Chindwad801/
Sintwa77315/
Centwa7766/
Hintua7733/
Kintwa7727/
Cintua778/
Gintwa771/
Chundwa71155/
Khentwa7148/
Chindwe7126/
Chintuo7124/
Chichindwa713/
Chimtua713/
Chendwa713/
Chuntua711/
Hentway711/
Chintoue6741/
Chaimtua671/
Shintuah671/

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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 Chintwa
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