Chiyana Surname
Approximately 796 people bear this surname
Chiyana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 458 | 1:34,607 | 3,498 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
Chiyana (35) may also be a first name.
Chiyana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiyana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiyana (Hindi: चियना) is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiyana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 432,326th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,155,208 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiyana reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chiyana is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 35 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 458 people, or 1 in 34,607. In Zambia Chiyana is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 38 percent are found, North-Western Province, where 23 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 36 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chiyana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chiyana in the Hindi language | ||
| चियना | ciyana | - |
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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 Chiyana
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