Chenyika Surname
Approximately 385 people bear this surname
Chenyika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 375 | 1:41,169 | 6,356 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chenyika (27) may also be a first name.
Chenyika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chenyika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chenyika is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chenyika? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 746,827th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chenyika are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chenyika is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 27 people.
It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 375 people, or 1 in 41,169. In Zimbabwe Chenyika is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 37 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 30 percent are found and Harare Province, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 1 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinyika | 88 | 129 | / |
| Chenyeka | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chenjika | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hinyika | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshienyika | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chinyeka | 75 | 270 | / |
| Chinyike | 75 | 66 | / |
| Chinjika | 75 | 36 | / |
| Chenjeka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dzenyika | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heniecka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshinyika | 71 | 27 | / |
| Chinjikai | 71 | 25 | / |
| Chionyeka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cheniecki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenieski | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenjeukai | 67 | 42 | / |
| Jinyika | 67 | 35 | / |
| Tshinyioka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Henyeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hengeka | 67 | 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 Chenyika
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