Sinyika Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sinyika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinyika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Sinyika Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sinyika is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinyika? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Sinyika reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,264,275. In Zambia Sinyika is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 86 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 31 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shinyika932/
Shinyikha881/
Sinyeka86219/
Senyika8663/
Zinyika8661/
Jinyika8635/
Sinyiki861/
Shinyeka8045/
Shinjika8030/
Siniecka805/
Shinieka804/
Ssenyika801/
Shinyike801/
Shinyekha751/
Sieniecka751/
Jinjika71974/
Zinyeka71424/
Senyeka71159/
Sinyeke7178/
Cinhika7112/
Sietniekas7111/
Zenyika717/
Sinjeka714/
Jinieka713/
Xinyeka712/
Sinieki711/
Zinieka711/
Zinhika711/
Ginjika711/
Siniecki67415/
Senyitko6778/
Shinjeka674/
Sienieki673/
Senyikey671/
Jiniheka671/
Ciniecka671/
Singekka671/
Zinyekah671/

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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 Sinyika
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