Chijaya Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Chijaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 50 | 1:308,765 | 30,783 |
| Zambia | 17 | 1:932,348 | 29,315 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Chijaya (11) may also be a first name.
Chijaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chijaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chijaya (Hindi: चिजय) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chijaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,312,869th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Chijaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chijaya are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.
This last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 308,765. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 36 percent live, Matabeleland North Province, where 34 percent live and Harare Province, where 16 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chijaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chijaya in the Hindi language | ||
| चिजय | cijaya | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Chijaya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis