Chikelo Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Chikelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chikelo (14) may also be a first name.
Chikelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chikelo is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikelo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikelo live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chikelo is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 14 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 75 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 5 percent live.
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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 Chikelo
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