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
Chekwanda is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekwanda? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chekwanda are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya Chekwanda is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 69 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 31 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Chekwanda exists in one country. It is also common 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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