Chanyika Surname
Approximately 662 people bear this surname
Chanyika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 347 | 1:152,569 | 13,814 |
| Kenya | 301 | 1:153,422 | 12,187 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Chanyika Demographics
Chanyika Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chanyika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanyika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chanyika occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanyika? popularity and diffusion
Chanyika is the 497,847th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chanyika are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 347 people, or 1 in 152,569. In Tanzania Chanyika is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 36 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 31 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 26 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 45 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Chanyika Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanyika | 93 | 64 | / |
| Chanyeka | 88 | 60 | / |
| Haanyika | 88 | 24 | / |
| Tshanyika | 82 | 82 | / |
| Janyika | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chajniecka | 78 | 1 | / |
| Haniecka | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khanyike | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chanjica | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chonyike | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hanyisko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hounyika | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaniecki | 71 | 75 | / |
| Czaniecka | 71 | 9 | / |
| Choniecka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hanyiszkó | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hanaayica | 71 | 1 | / |
| Honjika | 67 | 56 | / |
| Hanhike | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sczaniecka | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zaniika | 67 | 6 | / |
| Canjica | 67 | 5 | / |
| Canieca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanieca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zanieka | 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 Chanyika
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