Chikawe Surname
Approximately 3,471 people bear this surname
Chikawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,469 | 1:15,261 | 1,977 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Chikawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikawe is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikawe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 130,359th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,099,552 people. The surname Chikawe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikawe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,469 people, or 1 in 15,261. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Lindi Region, where 54 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 11 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Chikawe
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