Chijoke Surname
Approximately 1,893 people bear this surname
Chijoke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,880 | 1:94,225 | 6,494 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chijoke (11,265) may also be a first name.
Chijoke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chijoke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chijoke is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chijoke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chijoke is the 216,733rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,849,734 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chijoke live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 56,575th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 11,265 people.
The last name Chijoke is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,880 people, or 1 in 94,225. In Nigeria Chijoke is most numerous in: Abia, where 25 percent live, Enugu, where 13 percent live and Rivers, where 10 percent live. Not including Nigeria Chijoke exists in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
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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 Chijoke
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