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 last name Chijaya (Hindi: चिजय) is most common in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chijaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,312,869th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name 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. Chijaya is also the 3,487,849th most common first name globally, held by 11 people.
Chijaya is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 308,765. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 36 percent are found, Matabeleland North Province, where 34 percent are found and Harare Province, where 16 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chijaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chijaya in the Hindi language | ||
| चिजय | cijaya | - |
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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 Chijaya
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