Chinunu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Botswana

Chinunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chinunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chinunu Last Name Facts

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

Chinunu is found most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chinunu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinunu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinunu reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chinungu931,078/
Chingunu9331/
Hinunu9224/
Cinunu921/
Chingungu88192/
Chinhungu8811/
Shinunu861/
Chinonu861/
Tchingungu822/
Tshinunu8048/
Shinungu8011/
Shainunu802/
Chenungu801/
Chimhunu801/
Chennunu801/
Kinunu77437/
Sinunu7729/
Zinunu774/
Henunu771/
Tshinungu7532/
Chimhunhu7521/
Tshingunu7521/
Shingungu757/
Chenounou752/
Hoinounou752/
Tshingungu71718/
Kinungu71230/
Shinonu71146/
Sinungu7154/
Kingunu7121/
Zainunu714/
Kinuunu713/
Shynunu711/
Khenunu711/
Jainunu711/
Kinunui711/
Sinunau711/
Kinuinu711/
Kingungu671,829/
Singungu6722/
Sinounou673/
Henounou672/
Jainunau671/
Zainuunu671/
Chininou671/
Kinoungu671/
Kainungu671/
Cheninou671/
Sainungu671/
Sinaunau671/

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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 Chinunu
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