Chikatula Surname

374,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chikatula Surname Definition:

Chikatula is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who casts his / her burdens upon others to bear.

Chikatula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia9511:16,6671,868
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Chikatula Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chikatula is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who casts his / her burdens upon others to bear.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chikatula is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: detachment.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chikatula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chikatula is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikatula? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 374,939th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,630,938 people. The last name Chikatula occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikatula live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Chikatula is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 951 people, or 1 in 16,667. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Central Province, where 30 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 28 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 18 percent live. Besides Zambia Chikatula occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Chikatula
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis