Chihuku Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chihuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chihuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1661:318,92524,177
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chihuku Last Name Facts

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

Chihuku is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chihuku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,202,518th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihuku reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 318,925. In Tanzania Chihuku is most numerous in: Mtwara Region, where 99 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 1 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiuku922/
Chihoku86404/
Hiuku831/
Tshihuku804/
Jihuku771/
Gihuku771/
Tchehoukou711/
Tshiuku711/
Huyuku6221/
Hoyuku624/
Tsiukau571/
Hjoku507/

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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 Chihuku
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