Chikelete Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Botswana

Chikelete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikelete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1151:137,82510,109
Botswana171:128,64318,229

Chikelete (30) may also be a first name.

Chikelete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chikelete is most common in Zambia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikelete? popularity and diffusion

Chikelete is the 1,558,593rd most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikelete reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chikelete is also the 1,911,214th most widely held forename on earth, borne by 30 people.

This surname is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 137,825. In Zambia Chikelete is primarily found in: Western Province, where 70 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 17 percent reside and Central Province, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia Chikelete exists in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 13 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 Chikelete
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