Chinyai Surname

401,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chinyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chinyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6831:22,6043,404
Thailand1841:383,90467,401
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Chinyai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chinyai Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chinyai (Hindi: चिन्यई) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinyai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 401,066th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,319,116 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Chinyai live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chinyai is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried 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. Excluding Zimbabwe Chinyai exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 21 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hinyai92383/
Zhinyai861/
Tshinyai803/
Cheenyai801/
Chaineai801/
Khenyai718/
Chenyoi711/
Dzinyai711/
Chinyoyo67241/
Chinhooi671/
Chineață671/
Ziniai622/
Genyai622/
Kheniai5729/
Cheniae5729/
Jeenyai575/
Tshenyoi531/
Khinioui531/
Chenioui531/
Chennioui501/

Chinyai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chinyai in the Hindi language
चिन्यईcin'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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