Chinyai Surname
Approximately 876 people bear this surname
Chinyai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 683 | 1:22,604 | 3,404 |
| Thailand | 184 | 1:383,904 | 67,401 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Chinyai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinyai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chinyai (Hindi: चिन्यई) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinyai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 401,066th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,319,116 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Chinyai are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 683 people, or 1 in 22,604. In Zimbabwe Chinyai is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 53 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 40 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 3 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 21 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chinyai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chinyai in the Hindi language | ||
| चिन्यई | cin'ya'i | - |
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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 Chinyai
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