Tchinwa Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Tchinwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
Tchinwa (35) may also be a first name.
Tchinwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchinwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tchinwa is most common in Cameroon. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchinwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchinwa reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tchinwa is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 35 people.
Tchinwa is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon Tchinwa is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 77 percent are found, West Region, where 15 percent are found and Far North Region, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 43 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchuinwa | 93 | 36 | / |
| Tchinwaï | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chinwa | 92 | 241 | / |
| Chinway | 86 | 30 | / |
| Tshinwa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Tchenwa | 86 | 17 | / |
| Tchinba | 86 | 12 | / |
| Cheinwa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Chinwua | 86 | 7 | / |
| Chinwai | 86 | 5 | / |
| Tchimwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tchinwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chinhwa | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tchienweah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tchuenwa | 80 | 81 | / |
| Tchuinwo | 80 | 26 | / |
| Tcheunwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chinweah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tcheinwo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tchienwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchinbau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchinwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchinweh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinwo | 77 | 1,042 | / |
| Chinba | 77 | 76 | / |
| Chenwa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Chinua | 77 | 11 | / |
| Cinway | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tsinwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchienwou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tchinwoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchuennwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchimba | 71 | 600 | / |
| Tchimwe | 71 | 18 | / |
| Tchemwa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Chinbha | 71 | 14 | / |
| Tchenba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chinwei | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chinbaa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tchinbi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tchinvi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chinbay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chenway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chinuah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchinbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenwea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchunwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchimwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchinve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchenwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchinuo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchuenwo | 67 | 59 | / |
| Tchenwou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Cheanwea | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tchuimba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zinwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tchionvo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tchimbay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tchinbou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chinbauh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chinnbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chenhwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cinua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchoimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchoinbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tcheunwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchimbaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchinbih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchinbui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchenwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchaimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuinwei | 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
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- 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 Tchinwa
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