Chinyenya Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Chinyenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 76 | 1:203,135 | 23,436 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chinyenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinyenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chinyenya occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinyenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,136,387th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinyenya are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 203,135. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 74 percent live, Harare Province, where 22 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Chinyenya is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chingenya | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tshinyenya | 84 | 48 | / |
| Chin'genya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Zinyenya | 82 | 45 | / |
| Chinhinya | 78 | 14 | / |
| Chinjenja | 78 | 6 | / |
| Chinehanha | 74 | 201 | / |
| Hengenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinnehanha | 70 | 449 | / |
| Chingenjo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hainounya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chengenyea | 63 | 1 | / |
| Henaunya | 59 | 15 | / |
| Chenainia | 56 | 5 | / |
| Hennaynia | 56 | 1 | / |
| Hinjeño | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Chinyenya
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