Chikanta Surname
Approximately 228 people bear this surname
Chikanta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 225 | 1:70,444 | 6,147 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chikanta (29) may also be a first name.
Chikanta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikanta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikanta occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikanta? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,082,743rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chikanta live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 29 people.
The last name Chikanta is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 70,444. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 58 percent are found, Central Province, where 37 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaikanta | 94 | 170 | / |
| Chikantha | 94 | 34 | / |
| Chaikantha | 89 | 1,165 | / |
| Chaikhanta | 89 | 23 | / |
| Chitkantha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chikonta | 88 | 59 | / |
| Chikanti | 88 | 25 | / |
| Cikkanta | 88 | 17 | / |
| Chikanto | 88 | 9 | / |
| Chikante | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chekanta | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chikatentha | 84 | 132 | / |
| Chaikhantha | 84 | 80 | / |
| Chitkhantha | 84 | 11 | / |
| Chikontha | 82 | 261 | / |
| Chikkanti | 82 | 110 | / |
| Chukantha | 82 | 106 | / |
| Chikantti | 82 | 3 | / |
| Jhaikanta | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chaikonta | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chitkhanthai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cikonta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chaikhamta | 78 | 89 | / |
| Chitkhanti | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chitkhanty | 78 | 1 | / |
| Jaikanta | 75 | 81 | / |
| Chikonto | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chikonti | 75 | 9 | / |
| Chekanti | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chitkhanthi | 74 | 21 | / |
| Chitkhantee | 74 | 2 | / |
| Chikkonti | 71 | 32 | / |
| Chekkanti | 71 | 23 | / |
| Cheicante | 71 | 19 | / |
| Jaikantha | 71 | 15 | / |
| Chikkonte | 71 | 5 | / |
| Joikantha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tshikonta | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chekanthi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikkamti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hicante | 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 Chikanta
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