Chekwa Surname
Approximately 506 people bear this surname
Chekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 385 | 1:40,099 | 6,189 |
| Nigeria | 89 | 1:1,990,368 | 70,088 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chekwa (55) may also be a first name.
Chekwa Demographics
Average Chekwa Salary in
United States
$50,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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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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