Chikau Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Chikau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 117 | 1:452,492 | 31,593 |
| Zambia | 44 | 1:360,226 | 18,771 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chikau (22) may also be a first name.
Chikau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chikau (Hindi: चिकऊ) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chikau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,315,412th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. Chikau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chikau reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chikau is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 22 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 452,492. In Tanzania Chikau is primarily concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Tanzania Chikau is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 26 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chikau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chikau in the Hindi language | ||
| चिकऊ | cika'u | 50 |
| चिकाऊ | cika'u | 33.33 |
| चिकाउ | cika'u | 16.67 |
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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 Chikau
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