Chinyama Surname

12,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chinyama Surname Definition:

Chinyama is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: wild animal.

Chinyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia24,5941:64482
Malawi12,8871:1,328124
Zimbabwe6,4581:2,391157
Tanzania4461:118,70311,347
Kenya1421:325,21119,938
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
South Africa691:785,18453,751
Botswana661:33,1356,513
England511:1,092,51152,584
Angola361:749,7002,649
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Namibia51:481,88011,140
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Iceland11:380,09011,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Chinyama (7,591) may also be a first name.

Chinyama Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chinyama is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: wild animal.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chinyama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chinyama is found most frequently in Zambia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinyama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,519th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 162,433 people. The surname Chinyama occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinyama live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chinyama is also the 73,607th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 7,591 people.

The last name Chinyama is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 24,594 people, or 1 in 644. In Zambia Chinyama is most common in: North-Western Province, where 28 percent reside, Western Province, where 22 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 29 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside.

Chinyama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Chinyama earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 68.34% less than the national average, earning R 75,240 per year and in United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

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