Chiyaya Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chiyaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiyaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1081:146,75910,610
Zimbabwe51:3,087,648114,684
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Chiyaya (19) may also be a first name.

Chiyaya Last Name Facts

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

Chiyaya occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiyaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,701,480th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiyaya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 146,759. In Zambia Chiyaya is most frequent in: Western Province, where 93 percent are found, Northern Province, where 4 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent are found. Besides Zambia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and Angola, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ciyaya92176/
Hiyaya921/
Chiyayath881/
Chiyeya86317/
Chiyoya86195/
Chayaya8651/
Chaiaya8641/
Hiyayat869/
Shiyaya864/
Chaiyya862/
Cihyaya861/
Chuyaya861/
Gciyaya861/
Tshiyaya8055/
Chioayah801/
Chuyauya801/
Chiyajay801/
Tchieyaa801/
Siyaya775,915/
Ziyaya773,622/
Hayaya772,532/
Kiyaya771,050/
Cayaya77161/
Cuyaya7741/
Haiyya7736/
Giyaya778/
Ciyaja777/
Coyaya774/
Jiyaya772/
Caiaya772/
Cheaya772/
Cehaya771/
Chieya771/
Heiaya771/
Shiyayo71227/
Ciejaya7145/
Chayoja7136/
Tchieya7134/
Siyahya7120/
Shayaya7119/
Chiyoyo7119/
Khayaya7114/
Chaiiya7110/
Hayayat718/
Shaiaya715/
Siyayad715/
Shaiyya715/
Haiyyat714/
Chijeya713/
Shiyoya712/
Hijayah712/
Chayiya712/
Heiyyat712/
Chehaya712/
Khoiyya712/
Cayayad711/
Haiayah711/
Hiyajat711/
Khaiyya711/
Chijoya711/
Hajiyaa711/
Caiayas711/
Ciyaeha711/
Cieyaja711/
Chayajo711/
Chajiya711/
Choyiya711/
Siyayah711/
Chiyajo711/
Tshiyoya6748/
Kahyahya6727/
Tchiyoyo6721/
Khayayah6715/
Shaiyyad6714/
Chayajay679/
Chaiaiad679/
Khaiyyad675/
Chhayeja674/
Shayayad673/
Chhayiya672/
Kiyayaou671/
Chayoyoa671/
Ceaya671/
Shayayat671/
Shajiyaa671/
Sheyayad671/
Haiyyath671/
Chhajiya671/
Choueiaa671/
Chaiayod671/

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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 Chiyaya
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