Chanyika Surname

497,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chanyika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chanyika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3471:152,56913,814
Kenya3011:153,42212,187
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Chanyika Last Name Facts

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

Chanyika is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chanyika? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 497,847th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. Chanyika 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.

The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 347 people, or 1 in 152,569. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 36 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 31 percent live and Tanga Region, where 26 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 45 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Chanyika Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Chanyika last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanyika9364/
Chanyeka8860/
Haanyika8824/
Tshanyika8282/
Janyika802/
Chajniecka781/
Haniecka752/
Khanyike751/
Chanjica751/
Chonyike751/
Hanyisko751/
Hounyika751/
Chaniecki7175/
Czaniecka719/
Choniecka711/
Hanyiszkó711/
Hanaayica711/
Honjika6756/
Hanhike6715/
Sczaniecka679/
Zaniika676/
Canjica675/
Canieca671/
Hanieca671/
Zanieka671/

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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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