Chikavala Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Chikavala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chikavala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikavala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chikavala is found most frequently in Malawi. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikavala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chikavala is the 1,385,851st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikavala are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Aside from Malawi Chikavala exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikabala | 89 | 37 | / |
| Chikawala | 89 | 5 | / |
| Chikavale | 89 | 2 | / |
| Chikkavale | 84 | 3 | / |
| Chikabatla | 84 | 3 | / |
| Shikhavala | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chikkavali | 84 | 1 | / |
| Zikavala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sikkavala | 78 | 5 | / |
| Shikabala | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chikabale | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chikovela | 78 | 4 | / |
| Sikhavala | 78 | 2 | / |
| Shikawala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khekavala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chicahuala | 74 | 278 | / |
| Chikabotla | 74 | 3 | / |
| Chikobaila | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shikawaala | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sikawala | 71 | 162 | / |
| Kikawala | 71 | 9 | / |
| Hikovali | 71 | 7 | / |
| Zikabala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kicavala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chekkavalli | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chikkabotla | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chikobola | 67 | 36 | / |
| Sikawaala | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sikkawala | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chikowola | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chikowela | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sekhavala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shikawalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikahwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chicovela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shekabala | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Chikavala
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