Chinwe Surname

163,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chinwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chinwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,5901:68,3954,959
England211:2,653,24194,788
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Chinwe (83,311) may also be a first name.

Chinwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chinwe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chinwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 163,914th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,752,094 people. Chinwe is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chinwe reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chinwe is also the 11,965th most numerous given name on earth, held by 83,311 people.

Chinwe is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,590 people, or 1 in 68,395. In Nigeria Chinwe is mostly concentrated in: Anambra, where 23 percent live, Imo, where 15 percent live and Enugu, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Chinwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Chinwe surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Chinwe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.63% less than the national average, earning $29,071 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chinwei925/
Chinwez924/
Chinwee922/
Cheinwe921/
Chinwie921/
Chinw916/
Hinwe912/
Cinwe911/
Chienwea864/
Chinweah862/
Tchinweh861/
Chinweha861/
Chuinwei861/
Chienwei861/
Chimwe83720/
Chinwi83283/
Chinwa83241/
Chinve835/
Shinwe835/
Chinue834/
Chinbe834/
Chenwe831/
Hinwei831/
Chynwe831/
Chunwe831/
Hinw804/
Tchinwoue801/
Chenwei77381/
Chimwee7775/
Chinbee7733/
Chinway7730/
Tchimwe7718/
Chunwei7712/
Cheinwa777/
Chinwai775/
Chimwet775/
Chenwie774/
Chinoue772/
Hsinwei772/
Chenwea771/
Shinwee771/
Shinwei771/
Chainue771/
Chunwee771/
Chenwez771/
Chinhwa770/
Hinwa73176/
Cinbe7350/
Heinw7335/
Henwe7325/
Hinbe7310/
Hinue735/
Sinwe732/
Zinwe732/
Xinwe731/
Kinwe731/
Hinve731/
Cinue731/
Cynwe731/
Khinw731/
Chitemwe7182/
Chainuea7133/
Cheanwea7114/
Chisimwe711/
Chenweth711/
Chinmbee711/
Chinnueh711/
Chainuer711/
Chuenwei711/
Chenwi671,430/
Chimbe67808/
Hinoue67239/
Hinves67199/
Schönweiß67182/
Chenue6747/
Sinwer6740/
Chinva6732/
Xinwei6724/
Shenwe6723/
Chenwa6718/
Chinui6715/
Schönweiz6713/
Himwet6712/
Schönweis6712/
Qinwei678/
Chemwe676/
Henweh675/
Chinvi674/
Chunwi674/
Hainwa674/
Heinew673/
Cinway672/
Heinve672/
Chinbi672/
Heinwa672/
Ginwey671/
Shinue671/
Sinwee671/
Hoinwa671/
Kinwei671/
Kinwes671/
Jinweh671/
Tchimnoue671/
Tchimwoue671/
Hainbe671/
Ginweh671/
Chinby671/
Sinwei671/
Cheenw671/
Hinver670/
Hinved670/
Heenwe670/
Cinnue670/

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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 Chinwe
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