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
Chiyaka (Hindi: चियका, Marathi: चीयका) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiyaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 388,780th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,990,730 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chiyaka live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 50 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 717 people, or 1 in 21,532. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 24 percent live, Midlands Province, where 23 percent live and Harare Province, where 14 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe it exists in 13 countries. It is also found 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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