Chinyengu Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Chinyengu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 289 | 1:54,844 | 5,073 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chinyengu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinyengu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chinyengu is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinyengu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chinyengu is the 914,967th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 25,129,469 people. The surname Chinyengu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinyengu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Chinyengu is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 289 people, or 1 in 54,844. In Zambia Chinyengu is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 78 percent are found, Southern Province, where 16 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinyeng'u | 95 | 4 | / |
| Shinyengu | 89 | 60 | / |
| Chingengu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Chinhengu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tshinyengu | 84 | 34 | / |
| Tchinyenou | 84 | 21 | / |
| Tchinyienou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchinyingou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinjingu | 78 | 2 | / |
| Tchenyenou | 74 | 37 | / |
| Chingnegou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tshinyingu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Caineanu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kingengu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kiniengu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchenyienou | 70 | 5 | / |
| Tshinyiangu | 70 | 4 | / |
| Chinnajangu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chejneanu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Tshingenu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chesneanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tchegnenou | 63 | 10 | / |
| Jinjegu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Henyenhuis | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chinnajanu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tchenyingou | 60 | 1 | / |
| Kiniingu | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hoinounou | 56 | 2 | / |
| Chenounou | 56 | 2 | / |
| Henjinu | 50 | 135 | / |
| Jinainu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Tchegniinou | 50 | 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 Chinyengu
- 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