Shiyaya Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Shiyaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Shiyaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiyaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shiyaya is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiyaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shiyaya reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Shiyaya is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 50 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Namibia, where 25 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
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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 Shiyaya
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