Chinyam Surname
Approximately 1,823 people bear this surname
Chinyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,457 | 1:50,707 | 6,124 |
| Nigeria | 340 | 1:521,008 | 25,723 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Chinyam (87) may also be a first name.
Chinyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chinyam (Hindi: चिन्यम, Marathi: िचन्यम) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinyam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 223,394th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,997,557 people. Chinyam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chinyam are found; 81 percent are found in Central Africa and 81 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Chinyam is also the 1,024,927th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 87 people.
Chinyam is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,457 people, or 1 in 50,707. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choinyam | 93 | 27 | / |
| Cinyam | 92 | 4 | / |
| Chiniam | 86 | 70 | / |
| Chenyam | 86 | 16 | / |
| Chignam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tshinyam | 80 | 1,540 | / |
| Chitniam | 80 | 88 | / |
| Chimniam | 80 | 69 | / |
| Chainiam | 80 | 60 | / |
| Chinniam | 80 | 47 | / |
| Cheunyam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thsinyam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinneam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chigname | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hinham | 77 | 7 | / |
| Hinyom | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hinjam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ginyam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Henyam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Chingniam | 75 | 13 | / |
| Chinhom | 71 | 192 | / |
| Ceanyam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinjom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsinyam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenjam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khenyam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Henyham | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tshiniam | 67 | 34 | / |
| Chengiam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Choyniam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chuyniam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chuyneam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheuniam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chayniam | 67 | 1 | / |
Chinyam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chinyam in the Hindi language | ||
| चिन्यम | cin'yama | - |
| Chinyam in the Marathi language | ||
| िचन्यम | ican'yama | - |
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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 Chinyam
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