Chikape Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chikape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
India51:153,413,076951,030

Chikape Last Name Facts

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

Chikape (Marathi: चीकपे) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikape? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chikape is the 1,518,885th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname Chikape is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Chikape reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Besides Malawi it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chikap9249/
Hikape922/
Chikapa867,576/
Chikepe86872/
Chikope86558/
Tchikap868/
Chikapi864/
Chitkap861/
Hikap831/
Cikap831/
Chikophe801,095/
Chikaipa80549/
Chikkapp8014/
Zcikaipe8010/
Chikapfa809/
Chikappa803/
Tchikapi801/
Chikappy801/
Chikkapa801/
Chicapee800/
Sikape77191/
Chekap7738/
Citkap7720/
Chikop7718/
Cikapa777/
Shikap776/
Chikab773/
Hikipe772/
Chikav771/
Chikkappa7560/
Chickopee750/
Chikopa7115,057/
Chicapa712,966/
Shikapa7156/
Tshikap7141/
Haikope7134/
Hicapie7131/
Tchekap7129/
Chikopp7128/
Siekape7118/
Cheukap7118/
Chikkop7118/
Cikappi716/
Cikkapp715/
Chikoph713/
Sikapie712/
Sikhape711/
Chikeiv711/
Ciekapa711/
Tchicap711/
Shekape711/
Heitkap711/
Chicope711/
Chikopi711/
Chaikhapha711/
Hicap67898/
Tshikapa67732/
Chikkopp67677/
Sikap67366/
Chikopfa6771/
Chikopyo679/
Chicheap679/
Shekapet674/
Chicopee672/
Chiekoup671/
Gikap671/
Tshikapi671/
Hiskaphi671/
Chikopha671/
Hikav671/
Chikoppa671/
Cekap671/

Chikape Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chikape in the Marathi language
चीकपेcikape75
िचकपेicakape25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chikape
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