Chinwu Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Chinwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
Chinwu (11) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chienwu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Chinwou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chienwou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tchinwou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chenwu | 83 | 3,716 | / |
| Chinbu | 83 | 97 | / |
| Chunwu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Cnwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinbou | 77 | 138 | / |
| Chenwuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Xinwu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Qinwu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hinbu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kinwu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hjnwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cenwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tchenwou | 71 | 16 | / |
| Chainbou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tchinbou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chinbauh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tchinbui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchinbau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimbu | 67 | 377 | / |
| Kinwou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sinwou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chenbu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shenwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hinbou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sinwut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hinvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chunvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chenvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinwui | 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 Chinwu
- 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