Chekanje Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Chekanje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chekanje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chekanje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chekanje is found most in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekanje? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chekanje is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Chekanje is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chekanje reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chekanje is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Chekanje is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 86 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 14 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 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 Chekanje
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