Chiyama Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
Chiyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 240 | 1:66,041 | 5,848 |
| Zimbabwe | 59 | 1:261,665 | 27,736 |
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chiyama (23) may also be a first name.
Chiyama Demographics
Chiyama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chiyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiyama is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiyama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 802,733rd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chiyama live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 23 people.
The last name Chiyama is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 66,041. In Zambia Chiyama is most common in: Central Province, where 36 percent are found, Southern Province, where 28 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Zambia it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.
Chiyama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Chiyama last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Chiyama
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