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 surname Chiyoka occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiyoka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 857,026th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. Chiyoka is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiyoka reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 165,358th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 2,077 people.
The surname Chiyoka is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 139,034. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 79 percent live, Central Province, where 19 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 2 percent live. Beside Zambia it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 33 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 29 percent live.
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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 Chiyoka
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