Jeyacheya Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Jeyacheya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeyacheya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2901:53,2358,078
England101:5,571,806158,774
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jeyacheya Last Name Facts

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

Jeyacheya is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeyacheya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jeyacheya is the 881,213th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Jeyacheya live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 53,235. In Zimbabwe Jeyacheya is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 69 percent are found, Harare Province, where 13 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 6 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeyachaya892/
Jaichey751/
Seachea751/
Jeackey751/
Yeachey751/
Yeachea751/
Seachey750/
Geyageya71105/
Seyaseya7166/
Zeyazeya7113/
Jeeachee7111/
Jayacaya719/
Jeachieh718/
Jaicheuy711/
Cheachea711/
Geyakeya711/
Hachey675,504/
Zachey6757/
Zachea6729/
Jeajea679/
Seycey678/
Jeyjey677/
Jeycee673/
Sujachaya671/
Djeatcheu671/
Jashea671/
Jayashiya671/
Jachei671/
Jeasey670/

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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 Jeyacheya
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