Chikedu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chikedu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikedu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Chikedu (3) may also be a first name.

Chikedu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chikedu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikedu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Chikedu is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Chikedu reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most common first name world-wide, borne by 3 people.

The surname Chikedu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 50 percent are found and Rivers, where 50 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chikkedu931/
Chikadu8625/
Chikodu8613/
Chikidu864/
Chikkadu8085/
Chikkodu804/
Chikiodu801/
Chichedu801/
Chukidu716/
Cicheddu672/
Zicheddu671/
Chekiduu671/
Ziccheddu6325/
Chekidoud632/
Zikidu622/
Heqedus571/
Zaikidou531/
Dzekedui531/

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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 Chikedu
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