Chionya Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Chionya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chionya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chionya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chionya is found most in Zambia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chionya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chionya reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chionya is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 3,169,984. In Zambia Chionya is primarily found in: Copperbelt Province, where 80 percent live and Eastern Province, where 20 percent live. Excluding Zambia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 36 percent live and Tanzania, where 9 percent live.
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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 Chionya
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