Chikanele Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Qatar

Chikanele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikanele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Chikanele (117) may also be a first name.

Chikanele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chikanele is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikanele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Chikanele occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chikanele are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chikanele is also the 864,112th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 117 people.

Chikanele is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ogun, where 26 percent reside, Delta, where 22 percent reside and Abia, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Qatar, where 2 percent reside.

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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 Chikanele
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