Chinyavu Surname

340,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chinyavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chinyavu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0791:42,7994,460
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chinyavu (674) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Chinyavu Demographics

Chinyavu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 43 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Chinyavu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chinyavu is found most in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chinyavu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinyavu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 340,354th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,747,728 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinyavu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Chinyavu is also the 319,366th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 674 people.

The surname Chinyavu is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,079 people, or 1 in 42,799. In Kenya Chinyavu is most prevalent in: Kwale County, where 65 percent live, Mombasa County, where 17 percent live and Kilifi County, where 16 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 0 percent live.

Chinyavu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (77%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chinyawu8816/
Chinhawu7511/
Chinjovu7510/
Tshinyabu714/
Chinjovhu711/
Chinniabu711/
Ginyawu671/
Jainyabu631/
Tshinyowu591/
Zinjawu531/
Ceniabu531/
Ziniabou508/
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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 Chinyavu
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