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

The last name Chiyaya is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiyaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chiyaya is the 1,701,480th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiyaya are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 19 people.

It is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 146,759. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Western Province, where 93 percent live, Northern Province, where 4 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent live. Outside of Zambia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and Angola, where 1 percent live.

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
  • 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 Chiyaya
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