Chinwa Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chinwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chinwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1211:127,58916,979
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France21:33,211,361423,184
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guyana11:762,22114,420
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Chinwa (335) may also be a first name.

Chinwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chinwa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinwa? popularity and diffusion

Chinwa is the 1,041,601st most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Chinwa live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 478,225th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 335 people.

The last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 127,589. In Zimbabwe Chinwa is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 60 percent are found, Harare Province, where 14 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 12 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe Chinwa is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Chinwa Last Name Statistics demography

Chinwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.28% less than the national average, earning $37,420 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chinwah92174/
Chinway9230/
Tchinwa9223/
Chinwua927/
Cheinwa927/
Chinwai925/
Chinhwa920/
Hinwa91176/
Chisenwa86406/
Tchuinwa8636/
Chienwea864/
Chinweah862/
Chinweha861/
Tchinwaï861/
Chinwwat861/
Chinwe832,648/
Chinwo831,042/
Chinwi83283/
Chimwa83223/
Shinwa83202/
Chinba8376/
Chinva8332/
Chenwa8318/
Chinua8311/
Chunwa835/
Hinwua834/
Hainwa834/
Cinway832/
Heinwa832/
Hoinwa831/
Chimwai771,280/
Chimwat77177/
Chinwoh7751/
Shinwah7725/
Tshinwa7721/
Tchenwa7717/
Chinbha7714/
Tchinba7712/
Chynwat778/
Chinhua776/
Chinwei775/
Shinwai775/
Chinwez774/
Chinbaa774/
Chimway774/
Chinbay773/
Chinvat773/
Chunwai772/
Chenway772/
Chinwee772/
Tchimwa772/
Chimwas772/
Chainua772/
Chunwah771/
Chinvay771/
Chenwai771/
Chunhwa771/
Chuunwa771/
Chenwea771/
Cheinwe771/
Tchinwo771/
Chinuah771/
Chinbai771/
Chinwie771/
Chinwou771/
Khinwai771/
Chenhwa771/
Chimwad771/
Shinway770/
Hinnway770/
Xinwa73701/
Kinwa73358/
Sinwa73240/
Henwa7379/
Hinua7326/
Himwa7322/
Zinwa738/
Hinba735/
Hinwe732/
Cinba732/
Cinua731/
Cnway730/
Chinhuat7147/
Chainuea7133/
Tchuinwo7126/
Cheanwea7114/
Chitimwa7110/
Chisimwa719/
Chienhua713/
Chinbauh712/
Tcheinwo712/
Chaimwai712/
Chinnbai711/
Chenhwai711/
Chainbah711/
Tchinbau711/
Tchinwou711/
Haisinwa711/
Chienwou711/
Chuinwei711/
Chienwei711/
Chimwwai711/
Chinhuad711/
Heinwath710/
Shenwa6719,416/
Chimba678,515/
Chenwi671,430/
Chimwe67720/
Chemwa67264/
Chinbo67252/
Hinvaj6758/
Heinua6754/
Chenba6729/
Kinway6727/
Kinwad6721/
Hinbai6716/
Chinui6715/
Kinwai6713/
Chynba6713/
Sinwai6712/
Chunua6711/
Shinwo6710/
Himwat6710/
Chunva679/
Chenva678/
Chinvo678/
Henway676/
Kinwah675/
Chinve675/
Chinue674/
Chinbe674/
Chinvi674/
Chenwo674/
Sinwah673/
Hinvat672/
Sisnwa672/
Sienwa672/
Chinbi672/
Hqnwaz672/
Khinva671/
Kienwa671/
Hainua671/
Chinuo671/
Sinway671/
Zinway671/
Chenwe671/
Huinba671/
Hinbay671/
Hinuat671/
Hinwei671/
Kinwua671/
Zinwah671/
Shhnwa671/
Tsinwa671/
Haissinwa671/
Hainva671/
Dsinwa671/
Chinby671/
Chynwe671/
Sinwad671/
Chainvaiz671/
Cimwai671/
Himwas671/
Hynway670/
Cenway670/

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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 Chinwa
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