Chinyata Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chinyata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chinyata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1541:102,9228,187
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chinyata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chinyata is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinyata? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 930,678th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinyata live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Chinyata is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 102,922. In Zambia it is most frequent in: North-Western Province, where 33 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 18 percent reside. Other than Zambia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 37 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchinyata941/
Chinyahta941/
Chinnhyata895/
Chinyati881,148/
Chinyota8872/
Chineata8840/
Chinyate8816/
Tshinyata82171/
Chinyathi829/
Zinyata8011/
Ginyata801/
Chinjati75400/
Chinyoti7510/
Chenjata751/
Tshinyota714/
Tshinjata711/
Chignatti711/
Hiniati6718/
Henyati6717/
Ginyati672/
Chenhathai671/
Himjata671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Chinyata
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis