Chayeka Surname
Approximately 730 people bear this surname
Chayeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 726 | 1:72,922 | 7,614 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Chayeka (14) may also be a first name.
Chayeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chayeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chayeka is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chayeka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chayeka is the 462,174th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,982,940 people. Chayeka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chayeka reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chayeka is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 14 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 726 people, or 1 in 72,922. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 64 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 26 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Chayeka
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