Chishaya Surname
Approximately 695 people bear this surname
Chishaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 681 | 1:22,670 | 3,417 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Chishaya (14) may also be a first name.
Chishaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chishaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chishaya is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chishaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 480,002nd most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. Chishaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chishaya live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chishaya is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name Chishaya is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 681 people, or 1 in 22,670. In Zimbabwe Chishaya is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 31 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 25 percent live and Midlands Province, where 16 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 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 Chishaya
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