Chebukwa Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chebukwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chebukwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya661:699,69530,103
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Chebukwa (100) may also be a first name.

Chebukwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chebukwa occurs most in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chebukwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,312,869th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Chebukwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chebukwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Chebukwa is also the 946,056th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 100 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 699,695. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 77 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 14 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya Chebukwa exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Chebukwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chibukwa88133/
Chabukwa881/
Chibuekwa825/
Chibuikwa821/
Chibukwe7515/
Chibugwa752/
Chibukwi751/
Chibungwa7173/
Chibuikwe714/
Chibungwah671/
Chibuungwa671/
Gebukua671/
Chibokwe6330/
Chebugui631/
Chibugwe631/
Gibugwa535/
Chibuque50297/
Chibugbo502/
Chivugwi501/
Chevugui501/

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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 Chebukwa
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