Chikenge Surname
Approximately 434 people bear this surname
Chikenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 300 | 1:52,833 | 4,929 |
| Zimbabwe | 133 | 1:116,077 | 15,782 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chikenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikenge is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikenge? popularity and diffusion
Chikenge is the 684,148th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikenge live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chikenge is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 300 people, or 1 in 52,833. In Zambia it is most frequent in: North-Western Province, where 66 percent are found, Western Province, where 14 percent are found and Southern Province, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 31 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikene | 93 | 9 | / |
| Chikengi | 88 | 86 | / |
| Chickene | 88 | 20 | / |
| Chikenga | 88 | 10 | / |
| Chikhene | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chiekene | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chaikene | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshikenge | 82 | 137 | / |
| Chikenzie | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chaikeene | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikeng'i | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cheikhene | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chekene | 80 | 41 | / |
| Zikenge | 80 | 22 | / |
| Chikena | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chikeni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chickeness | 78 | 59 | / |
| Chaikeenee | 78 | 19 | / |
| Tshikene | 75 | 21 | / |
| Chikkena | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chikenji | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chitqnge | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tchekene | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chickeni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsikenge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikenyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chichene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikenza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chicenje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chickeny | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikinee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikheni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikkeni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaikheenee | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chaikinee | 71 | 53 | / |
| Tshikenga | 71 | 48 | / |
| Hicene | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cikena | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tshikengi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zikene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jikene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hickinger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheikhena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikkeena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chekinger | 71 | 0 | / |
| Heckenger | 71 | 0 | / |
| Zikengi | 67 | 295 | / |
| Chekeni | 67 | 72 | / |
| Chikine | 67 | 67 | / |
| Chikini | 67 | 48 | / |
| Huikeni | 67 | 21 | / |
| Zikiene | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tsikene | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cekiene | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gikeneh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chikkeenai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hichene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cikenyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haikeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hekener | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikainehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikyni | 67 | 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
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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 Chikenge
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