Chiyanzu Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chiyanzu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiyanzu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6921:22,9052,457
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054

Chiyanzu (24) may also be a first name.

Chiyanzu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chiyanzu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chiyanzu occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiyanzu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 477,400th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,410,780 people. Chiyanzu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiyanzu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chiyanzu is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname Chiyanzu is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 692 people, or 1 in 22,905. In Zambia Chiyanzu is primarily concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 85 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 8 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent live. Barring Zambia Chiyanzu exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Chiyanzu Last Name Statistics demography

Chiyanzu earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17% more than the national average, earning R 278,028 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiyansu881/
Chayanzu881/
Tshiyanzu8289/
Ziyanzu8046/
Chienzui7520/
Tchienzeu711/
Tshiyansu711/
Tshayanzu711/
Khienzu674/
Hayanju672/
Siyansu671/
Cainzus671/
Chainsu671/

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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 Chiyanzu
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