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Where Does The Last Name Chikanya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Chikanya (Bengali: চিকন্যা, Hindi: चिकन्या) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikanya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 121,557^th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,934,576 people. The last name Chikanya is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chikanya are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 735,679^th most frequent forename globally, held by 156 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 3,272 people, or 1 in 4,718. In Zimbabwe Chikanya is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 25 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 17 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 11 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.