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 surname Chiyinga is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiyinga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Chiyinga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiyinga live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,264,275. In Zambia it is primarily found in: North-Western Province, where 57 percent are found, Western Province, where 29 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent are found. Barring Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis