Chikanto Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Chikanto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikanto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Chikanto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chikanto is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikanto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chikanto is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikanto are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Chikanto is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 100 percent live. Barring South Africa it exists in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 11 percent live.

Chikanto Last Name Statistics demography

Chikanto earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.34% less than the national average, earning R 186,924 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chikanta88228/
Chikonto8810/
Chaikanta82170/
Chikantha8234/
Sikanto801/
Chaikantha781,165/
Chaikhanta7823/
Chitkantha781/
Chikonta7559/
Cikkanta7517/
Kitkanto751/
Chekanta751/
Shikanta751/
Chikatentha74132/
Chaikhantha7480/
Chitkhantha7411/
Chikontha71261/
Chukantha71106/
Jhaikanta711/
Chaikonta711/
Sikanta67172/
Kikonto67123/
Chaikhamta6789/
Sikonto676/
Xecanto675/
Cikonta671/
Gicanto671/

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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 Chikanto
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