Chinyika Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Chinyika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 89 | 1:173,463 | 21,090 |
| Zambia | 40 | 1:396,248 | 19,783 |
Chinyika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinyika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chinyika is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinyika? popularity and diffusion
Chinyika is the 1,581,912th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name Chinyika occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinyika reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 173,463. In Zimbabwe Chinyika is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 37 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 25 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 31 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinyika | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chenyika | 88 | 385 | / |
| Chinyeka | 88 | 270 | / |
| Chinyike | 88 | 66 | / |
| Chinjika | 88 | 36 | / |
| Tshinyika | 82 | 27 | / |
| Chinjikai | 82 | 25 | / |
| Chionyeka | 82 | 4 | / |
| Jinyika | 80 | 35 | / |
| Tshienyika | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshinyioka | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chinjiko | 75 | 131 | / |
| Chinjike | 75 | 17 | / |
| Chinheka | 75 | 15 | / |
| Chinyeke | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chinjica | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chenyeka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ciniecka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigneka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chenjika | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinhike | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshinyeka | 71 | 62 | / |
| Chinjioke | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tshinieka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinjikey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ginjika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zinieka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hinjiko | 67 | 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 Chinyika
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