Chinyeu Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chinyeu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Chinyeu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
Zambia211:754,75827,278
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091

Chinyeu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chinyeu is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinyeu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Chinyeu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinyeu live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Chinyeu is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 467,825. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Midlands Province, where 97 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 3 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 35 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hinyeu921/
Chinieu8636/
Chinyuyu801/
Hinieu773/
Ginyeu771/
Chainieux7512/
Chaigneou751/
Chainnieux711/
Chengeu711/
Chenieux6791/
Chainnieaux6751/
Chenieau6712/
Chénieux671/
Zinieu62315/
Giniyu6211/
Jiniyu621/
Hengeu621/
Tchegnehou592/
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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 Chinyeu
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