Chinua Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Chinua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chinua (368) may also be a first name.
Chinua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chinua (Hindi: चिनुआ, Oriya: ଚିନୁଆ, Russian: Чинуа) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chinua.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinua? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinua are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chinua is also the 453,251st most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 368 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Chinua is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 50 percent are found and Rivers, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 36 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chinua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chinua in the Hindi language | ||
| चिनुआ | cinu'a | - |
| Chinua in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିନୁଆ | cinu'a | - |
| Chinua in the Russian language | ||
| Чинуа | cinua | - |
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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 Chinua
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