Chiyinga Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chiyinga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiyinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chiyinga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiyinga is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chiyinga.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiyinga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chiyinga is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiyinga reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,264,275. In Zambia Chiyinga is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 57 percent live, Western Province, where 29 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent live. Beside Zambia Chiyinga exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchiyinga941/
Chiyingo8879/
Shiyinga8835/
Chieyina8821/
Chiayina881/
Chiiinga881/
Hiyina865/
Tshiyinga82123/
Kiyinga8060/
Siyinga806/
Khiyina802/
Siayinga759/
Kiyionga758/
Tshiyingo714/
Chiiyongo714/
Jiyingo677/
Kiyingo675/
Kyiyonga632/
Kiiyonga632/
Chieinos631/
Dzieyina631/
Kyayisenga562/
Jaiyeena501/
Jijiingi501/
Jiijingi501/

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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 Chiyinga
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