Chunika Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Chunika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 81 | 1:195,678 | 12,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chunika (66) may also be a first name.
Chunika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chunika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chunika (Hindi: चुनिका, Oriya: ଚୁନିକା, Russian: Чуника) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chunika? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,674,734th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. Chunika occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chunika reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 66 people.
It is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 195,678. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Northern Province, where 58 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 38 percent live and Central Province, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent live and Malawi, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chunika Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chunika in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚୁନିକା | cunika | - |
| Chunika in the Hindi language | ||
| चुनिका | cunika | 66.67 |
| चुणिका | cunika | 33.33 |
| Chunika in the Russian language | ||
| Чуника | cunika | - |
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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 Chunika
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