Chikak Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chikak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria861:2,059,80071,823
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chikak (18) may also be a first name.

Chikak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chikak (Marathi: चीकक) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chikak is the 1,967,751st most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. Chikak is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chikak live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chikak is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 18 people.

The surname Chikak is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 2,059,800. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 88 percent reside, Benue, where 5 percent reside and Kano, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chikake9283/
Tchikak921/
Cikak9148/
Hikak9144/
Chikaike8616/
Chiokhak868/
Chikakhe863/
Chiekack861/
Chikhake861/
Hikake8320/
Cikhak8313/
Chukak8310/
Chekak839/
Chikok832/
Haikak831/
Hickak830/
Chikakova807/
Chikoke7713/
Chikouk7710/
Chiskok778/
Chekhak772/
Chekkak771/
Chukhak771/
Cicak73584/
Zikak7341/
Cikac7320/
Cikok736/
Hikok732/
Hekak731/
Hicak731/
Jikak731/
Chikague711/
Tshikake711/
Hickok673,717/
Chycak6753/
Jeikak6722/
Hekake6717/
Chekok6714/
Chukok6711/
Chikagova677/
Chicag676/
Chicax674/
Chekakova672/
Chukaq671/
Haikac671/
Checak671/
Chicac671/
Hiekok671/
Haiqak671/
Zaikak671/
Jikajk671/
Hiskok670/
Hickag670/

Chikak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chikak in the Marathi language
चीककcikaka-

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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
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  • 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 Chikak
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