Chekayi Surname
Approximately 307 people bear this surname
Chekayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 302 | 1:51,120 | 7,783 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Chekayi (175) may also be a first name.
Chekayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chekayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chekayi occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekayi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 878,878th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. The surname Chekayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chekayi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chekayi is also the 690,096th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 175 people.
Chekayi is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 302 people, or 1 in 51,120. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 48 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 18 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Chekayi
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