Chinyeka Surname
Approximately 270 people bear this surname
Chinyeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 261 | 1:60,728 | 5,500 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
Chinyeka (77) may also be a first name.
Chinyeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinyeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chinyeka has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinyeka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chinyeka is the 963,821st most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinyeka are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 77 people.
Chinyeka is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 60,728. In Zambia it is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 77 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 11 percent reside and Western Province, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Zambia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chineyeka | 94 | 5 | / |
| Chionyeka | 94 | 4 | / |
| Chinyika | 88 | 129 | / |
| Chinheka | 88 | 15 | / |
| Chineaka | 88 | 6 | / |
| Chinyeke | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chigneka | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chenyeka | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chinoeka | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshinyeka | 82 | 62 | / |
| Chineyaka | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hinyika | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chenyika | 75 | 385 | / |
| Chinjeke | 75 | 90 | / |
| Chinyike | 75 | 66 | / |
| Chinjika | 75 | 36 | / |
| Chinheki | 75 | 9 | / |
| Cinayaka | 75 | 9 | / |
| Chimjeka | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hainyeko | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chingeke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ciniecka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zinyekah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chenjeka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinheke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinjeki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchinouka | 71 | 63 | / |
| Tshinyika | 71 | 27 | / |
| Chinjikai | 71 | 25 | / |
| Tshinieka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenjeukai | 67 | 42 | / |
| Jinyika | 67 | 35 | / |
| Chinauskas | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chittinnayaka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tshinyioka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshinyiaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zinieka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Henyeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hengeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshienyika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chajniecka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hynieka | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chinyeka
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