All over the world, Chinelo (Chinelo 
) is a common principally female, but very seldom male first name. The forename Chinelo is habitual in Nigeria, where it is quite a rare predominantly girly, but scarcely male name, Cameroon, where it is a rare feminine name, and the United Kingdom, where it is a very rare epicene name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Nigeria, the United States, and Cameroon. Likewise, Chinelo is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Chinelo | Niger, Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom, Cameroon |
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chinelo anohu-amazu Nigerian lawyer, public servant and administrator, NG |
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chinelo okparanta Nigerian-American writer, US (b. 1981) |
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| chinelo ebruke researcher |
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| chinelo ogbuanu researcher |
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| chinelo d ezeonwuka researcher |
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| chinelo onwualu Nigerian editor and writer |
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| chinelo c. okigbo researcher |
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| chinelo obi researcher |
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| chinelo iyadi Nigerian swimmer, NG (b. 1998) |
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