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 most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chinyaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinyaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chinyaka is the 568,972nd most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,130,713 people. The surname Chinyaka is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinyaka live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 86 people.
The surname Chinyaka is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 75,308. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 32 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 29 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 17 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 32 percent reside and Kenya, where 27 percent reside.
Chinyaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Chinyaka surname is predominantly 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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