Chekwa Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3851:40,0996,189
Nigeria891:1,990,36870,088
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chekwa (55) may also be a first name.

Chekwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chekwa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chekwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 610,848th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chekwa live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chekwa is also the 1,336,256th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 55 people.

The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 40,099. In Zimbabwe Chekwa is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 79 percent live, Harare Province, where 10 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 5 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Chekwa Last Name Statistics demography

Chekwa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchekwa9241/
Chenkwa928/
Chiekwa922/
Chekwai921/
Chekwea921/
Hekwa9153/
Cekwa913/
Tchekwai8611/
Chekwais867/
Tchetkwa861/
Chenkwah861/
Chikwa831,930/
Chakwa83782/
Chekwe83715/
Heskwa83285/
Chokwa8362/
Chegwa8311/
Chekwi834/
Henkwa831/
Chekua831/
Hekway831/
Chiekwe77701/
Chikwat77116/
Chikwai7774/
Tchikwa7748/
Chakwea7713/
Chiskwa779/
Tshekwa779/
Chikwaa773/
Chekwoi773/
Chikwau772/
Chikwea772/
Chenkwe772/
Tchegwa772/
Tchekwo772/
Chekwei772/
Chekwot772/
Cheugwa772/
Chaikwa772/
Chokwai771/
Chaekua771/
Ciekway771/
Chiekwo771/
Chekwuo771/
Chakwua771/
Chikgwa771/
Chikhwa771/
Chikwah771/
Chenkwo771/
Chekweh771/
Chakwaa771/
Hikwa73296/
Hekwe7374/
Cikwa7349/
Hegwa7312/
Heqwa7312/
Hekua736/
Zekwa732/
Tchuikwa7190/
Cheengwa7145/
Chaikhwa7139/
Chikwaja7110/
Chengkwo7110/
Chikhwai715/
Chickway713/
Chiekwue713/
Chuinkwa712/
Chinkwai712/
Chikwuha711/
Chinkwea711/
Tchikwai711/
Tcheikwo711/
Tchekwoi711/
Chekweis711/
Chekwich711/
Chingkwa711/
Chaikway711/
Chengkua711/
Chengwai711/
Chengway711/
Chikwe673,857/
Chagwa673,035/
Chigwa671,649/
Chegwe67868/
Chakua6799/
Tsekwa6775/
Checkwood6769/
Hikhwa6728/
Chikwo6720/
Dzekwa6715/
Chikwi6714/
Chokua6713/
Chegwo678/
Zhekwo676/
Cojkwa676/
Hinkwa675/
Hesqwa673/
Cheekwood672/
Checua672/
Chegwi672/
Chingkwai671/
Hjikwa671/
Jeikwa671/
Chegua671/
Hhikwa671/
Chokwo671/
Zeikwa671/
Hekwoh671/
Cheqwe671/
Chekue671/
Hikwas671/
Henkwe671/
Ziekwa671/
Zekwau671/
Chogwa671/
Chegba671/
Chequa671/
Scikwa671/
Ceykua671/
Hykwau671/
Cheengwah670/

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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 Chekwa
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