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
Chinyeka is found most in Zambia. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinyeka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chinyeka is the 963,821st most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. The last name Chinyeka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinyeka live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 77 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 60,728. In Zambia Chinyeka is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 77 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 11 percent are found and Western Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Zambia Chinyeka occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
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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