Chanyuka Surname
Approximately 624 people bear this surname
Chanyuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 517 | 1:29,861 | 4,590 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chanyuka (209) may also be a first name.
Chanyuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanyuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chanyuka is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanyuka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chanyuka is the 521,266th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 11,678,759 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chanyuka are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 625,736th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 209 people.
The surname Chanyuka is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 517 people, or 1 in 29,861. In Zimbabwe Chanyuka is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 50 percent are found, Harare Province, where 15 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 17 percent are found and Mozambique, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaanyuka | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hanyuka | 93 | 174 | / |
| Dschanyuka | 89 | 1 | / |
| Haanyuka | 88 | 13 | / |
| Chanyuke | 88 | 9 | / |
| Chanhuka | 88 | 6 | / |
| Jahanyuka | 82 | 12 | / |
| Hannyukha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chainhuka | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chanyouke | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chainiuka | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hanyuko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Janyuka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chanhuca | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chanjoka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haniukas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khanyukhe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Caniuca | 67 | 119 | / |
| Haneoka | 67 | 74 | / |
| Zonyuka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janjuka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanjoko | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chanojuqi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hanjoko | 53 | 25 | / |
| Hanjoki | 53 | 10 | / |
| Homjuka | 53 | 3 | / |
| Haanjoki | 50 | 13 | / |
| Honhouke | 50 | 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 Chanyuka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis