Chinayi Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Chinayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 108 | 1:142,947 | 18,429 |
| Zambia | 37 | 1:428,376 | 20,573 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Chinayi (162) may also be a first name.
Chinayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chinayi (Marathi: िचनायी, Oriya: ଚିନନ୍ୟୀ) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chinayi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,281,391st most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Chinayi are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chinayi is also the 720,105th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 162 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 142,947. In Zimbabwe Chinayi is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 32 percent live, Harare Province, where 31 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 19 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 21 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chinayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chinayi in the Marathi language | ||
| िचनायी | icanayi | 94.12 |
| चीनायी | cinayi | 5.88 |
| Chinayi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିନନ୍ୟୀ | cinanyi | 93.48 |
| ଚିନନ୍ୟୀାଇଁ | cinanyia'im | 4.35 |
| ଚିନନ୍ାୟୀ | cinanayi | 2.17 |
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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 Chinayi
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