Chinyanya Surname
Approximately 487 people bear this surname
Chinyanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 340 | 1:45,407 | 6,980 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chinyanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinyanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chinyanya is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinyanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 628,294th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,964,160 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinyanya are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 45,407. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 54 percent are found, Harare Province, where 20 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe Chinyanya exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 27 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinyaanya | 95 | 2 | / |
| Chinyanja | 89 | 201 | / |
| Chinyonya | 89 | 6 | / |
| Chinyanyo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tshinyanya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ginyanya | 82 | 4 | / |
| Hinyonya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chinjanja | 78 | 112 | / |
| Chinyonyo | 78 | 69 | / |
| Chinhonya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chenyanja | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chinhanja | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chinehanha | 74 | 201 | / |
| Cinyonyo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chinnehanha | 70 | 449 | / |
| Tshiniania | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jhinjhania | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zinyonyo | 59 | 92 | / |
| Jenjanya | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chinjonjo | 56 | 184 | / |
| Jeenjanya | 56 | 7 | / |
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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 Chinyanya
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