Tchayi Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Tchayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
Tchayi (20) may also be a first name.
Tchayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tchayi occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchayi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,276,805th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchayi reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tchayi is also the 2,446,817th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 20 people.
It is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Not including Malawi it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and Niger, where 15 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 Tchayi
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