Chenyi Surname
Approximately 337 people bear this surname
Chenyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 147 | 1:141,286 | 15,748 |
| China | 68 | 1:20,107,670 | 1,119 |
| Taiwan | 62 | 1:378,141 | 2,960 |
| Tanzania | 32 | 1:1,654,425 | 47,334 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chenyi (47,175) may also be a first name.
Chenyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chenyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chenyi occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chenyi? popularity and diffusion
Chenyi is the 823,466th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. The last name Chenyi occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Chenyi are found; 44 percent are found in Central Africa and 43 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 19,431st most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 47,175 people.
Chenyi is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 141,286. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 38 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 37 percent are found and Centre Region, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Chenyi exists in 12 countries. It is also common in China, where 20 percent are found and Taiwan, where 18 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 Chenyi
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