Chiyoka Surname
Approximately 318 people bear this surname
Chiyoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 114 | 1:139,034 | 10,179 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Zimbabwe | 92 | 1:167,807 | 20,631 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chiyoka (2,077) may also be a first name.
Chiyoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiyoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiyoka occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiyoka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chiyoka is the 857,026th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiyoka are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chiyoka is also the 165,358th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 2,077 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 139,034. In Zambia Chiyoka is most common in: Southern Province, where 79 percent reside, Central Province, where 19 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 2 percent reside. Other than Zambia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 33 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 29 percent reside.
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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 Chiyoka
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