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
The surname Chinunka is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinunka? popularity and diffusion
Chinunka is the 314,252nd most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,098,365 people. The last name is mostly 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. Chinunka is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name globally, held by 17 people.
The surname Chinunka is most frequent 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 live, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent live. Beside Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis