Chiunje Surname
Approximately 354 people bear this surname
Chiunje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 191 | 1:80,828 | 11,815 |
| Tanzania | 159 | 1:332,966 | 24,953 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Chiunje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiunje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiunje occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiunje? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chiunje is the 794,916th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 20,586,288 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiunje reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 191 people, or 1 in 80,828. In Zimbabwe Chiunje is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 73 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 20 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 45 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chihunje | 93 | 9 | / |
| Chiune | 92 | 5 | / |
| Chiutenje | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chiunye | 86 | 1,274 | / |
| Chiunge | 86 | 121 | / |
| Chioune | 86 | 103 | / |
| Chiunze | 86 | 100 | / |
| Chiuyne | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chiunji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chihunge | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chihunye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chihunze | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chihoune | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chihaune | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chihunji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chieuneu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiounne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiuni | 77 | 44 | / |
| Chiunh | 77 | 32 | / |
| Chiuna | 77 | 11 | / |
| Hiunes | 77 | 9 | / |
| Shiune | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hiunse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hiuner | 77 | 0 | / |
| Chihounhe | 75 | 22 | / |
| Chihounne | 75 | 6 | / |
| Schiounee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chijuni | 71 | 267 | / |
| Chiunza | 71 | 163 | / |
| Chihuni | 71 | 71 | / |
| Hiunsee | 71 | 34 | / |
| Chihuna | 71 | 30 | / |
| Chiunzi | 71 | 20 | / |
| Tchihounhe | 71 | 15 | / |
| Shiunee | 71 | 11 | / |
| Hijunja | 71 | 9 | / |
| Tcheoundje | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tchihounse | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chiunyi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chaione | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shiunji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chehoundje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schiuna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shihune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hyunjee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiutns | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiuhna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cijeune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siune | 67 | 2,062 | / |
| Tchehoundje | 67 | 150 | / |
| Tchihoundji | 67 | 125 | / |
| Jiune | 67 | 24 | / |
| Chihonye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tchihounsse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shiuneez | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hiuna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hugiunea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chihouni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chehoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chehunet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiunseet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiuni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chihungi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheyoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiungai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khiunger | 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 Chiunje
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