Chinunka Surname
Approximately 1,195 people bear this surname
Chinunka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,190 | 1:13,319 | 1,521 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chinunka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinunka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 314,252nd most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,098,365 people. Chinunka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinunka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 17 people.
It is most commonly 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 are found, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent are found. Other than Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinunki | 88 | 8 | / |
| Khainunka | 82 | 133 | / |
| Tshinunka | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chinunkhe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hinumka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chinonko | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chainongkha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chinunchi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chainonki | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khainoonka | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zhenunko | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jenunca | 53 | 2 | / |
| Czenuszenko | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zynunko | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ginungco | 50 | 11 | / |
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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 Chinunka
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