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
The last name Chiyama is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiyama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 802,733rd most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chiyama are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chiyama is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name internationally, held by 23 people.
This surname is most widely held 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 live, Southern Province, where 28 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent live. Besides Zambia Chiyama is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.
Chiyama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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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