Chankwi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Chankwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chankwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chankwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chankwi is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chankwi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chankwi live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Chankwi is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Chankwi exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 33 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 Chankwi
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