Ciyi Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ciyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ciyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ciyi (1,245) may also be a first name.

Ciyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ciyi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ciyi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Ciyi occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ciyi live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ciyi is also the 223,865th most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 1,245 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,321,407. In South Africa Ciyi is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 68 percent are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent are found. Beside South Africa Ciyi is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Ciyi Last Name Statistics demography

Ciyi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.87% less than the national average, earning R 90,612 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ciya7522,344/
Ciye75176/
Siyi75122/
Ciji7597/
Ciyo7544/
Ceii753/
Cyie753/
Ciia752/
Cyia752/
Ciie752/
Ceyi751/
Chhoiyi731/
Chiya677,073/
Chiyo674,341/
Shiyi67240/
Chiye6771/
Sioyi6720/
Ciyas6714/
Ceyis6711/
Ciyat6710/
Chiia679/
Sciji676/
Ciyad675/
Ciyah675/
Ciyae673/
Sciya672/
Cijio671/
Sijyi671/
Soiyi671/
Sieyi671/
Chyio671/
Ceyiz671/
Sceii671/
Cyied671/
Cijie671/
Cijia671/
Cihya671/
Cihio671/
Cigie671/
Ciyoh671/

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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 Ciyi
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