Chiyaka Surname
Approximately 912 people bear this surname
Chiyaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 717 | 1:21,532 | 3,227 |
| Zambia | 166 | 1:95,481 | 7,743 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chiyaka (50) may also be a first name.
Chiyaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiyaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiyaka (Hindi: चियका, Marathi: चीयका) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chiyaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiyaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 388,780th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,990,730 people. The last name Chiyaka is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chiyaka live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chiyaka is also the 1,412,538th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 50 people.
The surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 717 people, or 1 in 21,532. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 24 percent live, Midlands Province, where 23 percent live and Harare Province, where 14 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 18 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chiyaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chiyaka in the Hindi language | ||
| चियका | ciyaka | - |
| Chiyaka in the Marathi language | ||
| चीयका | ciyaka | - |
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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
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- 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 Chiyaka
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