Chekwanda Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Chekwanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chekwanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chekwanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chekwanda occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chekwanda.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekwanda? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chekwanda reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya Chekwanda is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 69 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 31 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Chekwanda is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chenkwanda | 95 | 14 | / |
| Chikwanda | 89 | 12,902 | / |
| Chakwanda | 89 | 801 | / |
| Chinkwanda | 84 | 73 | / |
| Chikwannda | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chigwanda | 78 | 921 | / |
| Chagwanda | 78 | 152 | / |
| Chikwande | 78 | 27 | / |
| Chikwando | 78 | 10 | / |
| Chikwandi | 78 | 8 | / |
| Chakwando | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chokwonda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshikwanda | 74 | 89 | / |
| Chigwande | 67 | 370 | / |
| Chigwandi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chakuonda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiguanda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshikuanda | 63 | 27 | / |
| Chingwandi | 63 | 8 | / |
| Chaqueando | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tshinkuanda | 60 | 1 | / |
| Zigwanda | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hiqwandi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chigwonde | 56 | 20 | / |
| Chaguando | 56 | 2 | / |
| Chicuande | 56 | 1 | / |
| Chingwondo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chigwondeh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Higwahandi | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Chekwanda
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