Tchinka Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tchinka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tchinka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Niger21:9,596,00886,358

Tchinka (12) may also be a first name.

Tchinka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tchinka is found most in Cameroon. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tchinka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tchinka is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Tchinka is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchinka live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Chadic Africa. Tchinka is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 33 percent reside, North Region, where 33 percent reside and West Region, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 40 percent reside.

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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 Tchinka
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