Chihanya Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Chihanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 230 | 1:67,123 | 10,073 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chihanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chihanya occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,070,546th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name Chihanya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihanya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 67,123. In Zimbabwe Chihanya is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 43 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 13 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 11 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chianya | 93 | 10 | / |
| Chihonya | 88 | 58 | / |
| Chihanja | 88 | 42 | / |
| Chianyah | 88 | 19 | / |
| Chaijanya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chaiyanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kihanya | 80 | 1,088 | / |
| Chianea | 80 | 195 | / |
| Chionya | 80 | 11 | / |
| Sihanya | 80 | 10 | / |
| Zihanya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shianya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chiania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chianja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiagna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiangna | 75 | 257 | / |
| Haihonya | 75 | 155 | / |
| Tchianyo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tshianya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hajianya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiannia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sianya | 71 | 95 | / |
| Hianja | 71 | 25 | / |
| Jianya | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kianya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Xianya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chayjanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qianya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kihonya | 67 | 137 | / |
| Jiannya | 67 | 65 | / |
| Chionha | 67 | 41 | / |
| Hihamja | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sihania | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shianyo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sehanya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kehanya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kihanja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kheanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cijania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chianio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaiyangia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chyonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sianyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiangia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheanyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chionyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kianyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zihonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sihanha | 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
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- 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 Chihanya
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