Chinunka Surname

314,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chinunka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chinunka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,1901:13,3191,521
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chinunka (17) may also be a first name.

Chinunka Last Name Facts

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

Chinunka occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinunka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 314,252nd most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,098,365 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinunka are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 17 people.

The last name Chinunka is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 1,190 people, or 1 in 13,319. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Luapula Province, where 51 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent reside. Other than Zambia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chinunki888/
Khainunka82133/
Tshinunka824/
Chinunkhe821/
Hinumka802/
Chinonko754/
Chainongkha741/
Chinunchi715/
Chainonki714/
Khainoonka677/
Zhenunko631/
Jenunca532/
Czenuszenko531/
Zynunko531/
Ginungco5011/

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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
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  • 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 Chinunka
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