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
Chinua (Hindi: चिनुआ, Oriya: ଚିନୁଆ, Russian: Чинуа) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 453,251st most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 368 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Chinua is most prevalent in: Abia, where 50 percent live and Rivers, where 50 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 36 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.
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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