Chinyama Surname
Approximately 44,865 people bear this surname
Chinyama Surname Definition:
Chinyama is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: wild animal.
Chinyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 24,594 | 1:644 | 82 |
| Malawi | 12,887 | 1:1,328 | 124 |
| Zimbabwe | 6,458 | 1:2,391 | 157 |
| Tanzania | 446 | 1:118,703 | 11,347 |
| Kenya | 142 | 1:325,211 | 19,938 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| South Africa | 69 | 1:785,184 | 53,751 |
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
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.
Chinyama Demographics
Average Chinyama Salary in
United States
$27,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chinyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chinyama is found most frequently in Zambia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinyama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chinyama is the 12,519th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 162,433 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinyama reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 73,607th most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 7,591 people.
It is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 24,594 people, or 1 in 644. In Zambia it is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 28 percent reside, Western Province, where 22 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent reside. Other than Zambia this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 29 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside.
Chinyama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchinyama | 94 | 30 | / |
| Chimnyama | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chinyamai | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chinyamah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cinyama | 93 | 76 | / |
| Hinyama | 93 | 2 | / |
| Chinhama | 88 | 2,795 | / |
| Chenyama | 88 | 322 | / |
| Chinyami | 88 | 11 | / |
| Chiniama | 88 | 3 | / |
| Chinjama | 88 | 2 | / |
| Hinyamay | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshinyama | 82 | 21,180 | / |
| Tchinhama | 82 | 1,578 | / |
| Tchiniama | 82 | 2 | / |
| Thsinyama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chinhamma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chinehama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jinyama | 80 | 161 | / |
| Ginyama | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tshinyhama | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshinyam'a | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chinnaayyamma | 76 | 1 | / |
| Chinhamo | 75 | 1,428 | / |
| Tsinyama | 75 | 21 | / |
| Dzinyama | 75 | 9 | / |
| Chenyami | 75 | 8 | / |
| Chenhama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cheneama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinhami | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinhame | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigname | 75 | 0 | / |
| Tshiniama | 71 | 356 | / |
| Chinehoma | 71 | 45 | / |
| Tshinyoma | 71 | 41 | / |
| Tshinyamo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinhamoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenhamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsoinyama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Giniama | 67 | 48 | / |
| Chengehama | 67 | 25 | / |
| Jinyami | 67 | 23 | / |
| Hinhami | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tsheunyama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Genyama | 67 | 1 | / |
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