Chiyala Surname
Approximately 1,056 people bear this surname
Chiyala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,050 | 1:15,095 | 1,719 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chiyala (16) may also be a first name.
Chiyala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiyala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiyala (Hindi: चियाला) is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiyala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chiyala is the 346,411th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,901,085 people. The surname Chiyala is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiyala live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chiyala is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name globally, borne by 16 people.
The last name Chiyala is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,050 people, or 1 in 15,095. In Zambia Chiyala is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 47 percent reside, Central Province, where 26 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent reside and Malawi, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chiyala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chiyala in the Hindi language | ||
| चियाला | ciyala | - |
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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 Chiyala
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