Where Does The Last Name Chinuka Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Chinuka (Bengali: চিনুকা, Hindi: चिनुका, Oriya: ଚିନୁକା) is found most frequently in Zambia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinuka? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 3,100,440^th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Chinuka is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Chinuka live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214^th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 30 people.

The surname is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 660,413. In Zambia Chinuka is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 58 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 21 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent reside. Besides Zambia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.