Chikendu Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Chikendu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 206 | 1:859,916 | 37,696 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chikendu (25) may also be a first name.
Chikendu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikendu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chikendu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikendu? popularity and diffusion
Chikendu is the 1,148,257th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chikendu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chikendu is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 25 people.
Chikendu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 859,916. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 20 percent are found, Lagos, where 11 percent are found and Abia, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Chikendu
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