Chinuwa Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Chinuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
Chinuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chinuwa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chinuwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chinuwa is the 2,273,756th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Chinuwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinuwa live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Chinuwa is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria Chinuwa is primarily found in: Rivers, where 88 percent live, Lagos, where 8 percent live and Abia, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinhuwa | 93 | 79 | / |
| Chinuhwa | 93 | 22 | / |
| Hinuwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chingauwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tchinouwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chinhuswa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chinuwo | 86 | 131 | / |
| Chinuwe | 86 | 42 | / |
| Chiniwa | 86 | 22 | / |
| Chinuba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chunuwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hinouwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chinhuwo | 80 | 189 | / |
| Chimhuwa | 80 | 41 | / |
| Chinuhwo | 80 | 29 | / |
| Chinguwi | 80 | 15 | / |
| Chinhuba | 80 | 10 | / |
| Chinubai | 80 | 5 | / |
| Chinguva | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chinhiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinhuva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinhuwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinhuwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinoowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chemnuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinnuba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchuingouwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kinuwa | 77 | 26 | / |
| Xinuwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Hinuba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Henuwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jinuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sinuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chinnubai | 75 | 305 | / |
| Chennuwat | 75 | 30 | / |
| Chinubhai | 75 | 20 | / |
| Chinnuvai | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chinhuwwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cheunouwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchenouwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinowe | 71 | 120 | / |
| Kainuwa | 71 | 70 | / |
| Shenuwa | 71 | 15 | / |
| Chunuva | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sinuwat | 71 | 9 | / |
| Zinhuwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chinowo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chinowi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chinube | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sinuwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinuwas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sinuway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cinguwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinnoubai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiniva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cinoway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chinguvo | 67 | 162 | / |
| Chimhuva | 67 | 142 | / |
| Cinubhai | 67 | 79 | / |
| Chunueva | 67 | 31 | / |
| Chinhowe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Chinieva | 67 | 17 | / |
| Chinhowo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chinguve | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chinguvi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chenoway | 67 | 10 | / |
| Koinouwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chenguva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shennuwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chinoube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shenguwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shinubha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chinoeva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chinuwa
- 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