Chinuwe Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Chinuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
Chinuwe (12) may also be a first name.
Chinuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chinuwe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Chinuwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinuwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chinuwe is the 3,017,195th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Chinuwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinuwe reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.
The surname Chinuwe is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Chinuwe is most common in: Delta, where 88 percent reside and Ondo, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Chinuwe exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 43 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinhuwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tchinguwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chunuwe | 86 | 357 | / |
| Chinowe | 86 | 120 | / |
| Chinuwa | 86 | 70 | / |
| Chinube | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chinhuwa | 80 | 79 | / |
| Chinhowe | 80 | 24 | / |
| Chinguwi | 80 | 15 | / |
| Chinguve | 80 | 12 | / |
| Chinoube | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinhuwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sinuwe | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kinuwe | 77 | 15 | / |
| Hinuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Henuwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tshinguwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchinouve | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chenuweth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chenube | 71 | 16 | / |
| Zinhuwe | 71 | 12 | / |
| Chinowi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kinauwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chiniwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hinouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenouve | 67 | 40 | / |
| Chinhiwi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Chinguvi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chinubai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chenuive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chenoweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chinhuva | 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 Chinuwe
- 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