Chinyaka Surname

568,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chinyaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chinyaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2051:75,30811,115
Zambia1771:89,5487,406
Kenya1501:307,86619,317
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Chinyaka (86) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hinyaka936/
Cinyaka931/
Chinyoka884,361/
Chinhaka883/
Tshinyaka82192/
Chinyokaa821/
Jinyaka804/
Cinyoka801/
Cinyako801/
Chinjoka75455/
Chenhaka7539/
Chinyoko754/
Himgnaka751/
Chinhoka751/
Chinhako751/
Tsinyaka751/
Tshinyoka711,291/
Tshiniaka711/
Chinyache711/
Zinyako672/
Chainyachi671/

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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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