Chikalema Surname
Approximately 2,028 people bear this surname
Chikalema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,987 | 1:8,616 | 1,315 |
| Zambia | 37 | 1:428,376 | 20,573 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chikalema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikalema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chikalema is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Chikalema click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikalema? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chikalema is the 204,758th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,593,464 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikalema reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,987 people, or 1 in 8,616. Other than Malawi Chikalema exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikalemah | 95 | 9 | / |
| Chikelema | 89 | 8 | / |
| Chikalima | 89 | 4 | / |
| Cicalema | 82 | 7 | / |
| Chikoloma | 78 | 1,560 | / |
| Chikalamo | 78 | 330 | / |
| Chikkalimath | 76 | 1 | / |
| Chukkalamma | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chikolomo | 67 | 54 | / |
| Chekalime | 67 | 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 Chikalema
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