Chikawu Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Chikawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 48 | 1:330,207 | 17,862 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chikawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chikawu occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikawu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Chikawu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikawu are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Chikawu is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 330,207. In Zambia Chikawu is primarily found in: North-Western Province, where 96 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 2 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 2 percent are found. Not including Zambia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikhawu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Chukawu | 86 | 10 | / |
| Chikewu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Chikavu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Khikawu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tshikawu | 80 | 114 | / |
| Chikavhu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Chekhawu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchikavu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zikawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cikavu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jikawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chikevu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chukewu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gikhawu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshikabu | 67 | 103 | / |
| Chikobou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chekabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jikabu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Gikabu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Hekavu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tchikoubou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gigcawu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Tshikobu | 53 | 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
- 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 Chikawu
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