Chinyaka Surname
Approximately 555 people bear this surname
Chinyaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 205 | 1:75,308 | 11,115 |
| Zambia | 177 | 1:89,548 | 7,406 |
| Kenya | 150 | 1:307,866 | 19,317 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chinyaka (86) may also be a first name.
Chinyaka Demographics
Chinyaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chinyaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinyaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chinyaka is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chinyaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinyaka? popularity and diffusion
Chinyaka is the 568,972nd most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,130,713 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinyaka reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chinyaka is also the 1,032,266th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 86 people.
The last name Chinyaka is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 75,308. In Zimbabwe Chinyaka is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 32 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 29 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 17 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 32 percent reside and Kenya, where 27 percent reside.
Chinyaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Chinyaka surname is principally Christian (60%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinyaka | 93 | 6 | / |
| Cinyaka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chinyoka | 88 | 4,361 | / |
| Chinhaka | 88 | 3 | / |
| Tshinyaka | 82 | 192 | / |
| Chinyokaa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jinyaka | 80 | 4 | / |
| Cinyoka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cinyako | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinjoka | 75 | 455 | / |
| Chenhaka | 75 | 39 | / |
| Chinyoko | 75 | 4 | / |
| Himgnaka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinhoka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinhako | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsinyaka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshinyoka | 71 | 1,291 | / |
| Tshiniaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinyache | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zinyako | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chainyachi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chinyaka
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