Chayak Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Chayak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| Malaysia | 50 | 1:589,884 | 28,692 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Chayak (37) may also be a first name.
Chayak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chayak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chayak (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﺎﺥ, Hindi: चायक, Marathi: चायक, Oriya: ଚୟକ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chayak? popularity and diffusion
Chayak is the 1,596,935th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Chayak live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 37 people.
Chayak is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 3,054,185. In Nigeria Chayak is most common in: Kaduna, where 66 percent are found, Kano, where 33 percent are found and Rivers, where 2 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 39 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chayak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chayak in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻴﺎﺥ | shyakh | - |
| Chayak in the Hindi language | ||
| चायक | cayaka | - |
| Chayak in the Marathi language | ||
| चायक | cayaka | - |
| Chayak in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚୟକ | cayaka | 66.67 |
| ଚାୟକ | cayaka | 33.33 |
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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 Chayak
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