Tchiya Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Tchiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Tchiya (45) may also be a first name.
Tchiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tchiya occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchiya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Tchiya reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 45 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger Tchiya is mostly found in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger Tchiya exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 26 percent reside and Brazil, where 19 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
- 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 Tchiya
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