Chidya Surname
Approximately 797 people bear this surname
Chidya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| Zimbabwe | 317 | 1:48,701 | 7,459 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Chidya (396) may also be a first name.
Chidya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chidya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chidya (Hindi: चिद्या) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chidya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 431,914th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,143,721 people. The last name Chidya is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chidya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chidya is also the 434,130th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 396 people.
The surname Chidya is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 36,346. Apart from Malawi Chidya is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chidya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chidya in the Hindi language | ||
| चिद्या | cidya | 73.91 |
| चिडया | cidaya | 13.04 |
| छिदया | chidaya | 4.35 |
| चीडया | cidaya | 4.35 |
| चि़द्या | cidya | 4.35 |
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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 Chidya
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