Chikeru Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Chikeru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
Chikeru (36) may also be a first name.
Chikeru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikeru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chikeru is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikeru? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,665,662nd most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Chikeru is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Chikeru reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 36 people.
Chikeru is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Enugu, where 48 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 24 percent live and Rivers, where 14 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 28 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikkeru | 93 | 3 | / |
| Chikaru | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chikiru | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chekeru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chikirou | 80 | 117 | / |
| Chikarou | 80 | 23 | / |
| Chiqueru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chikkaru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cikiru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Chikhirou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tchekerou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikaharu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zecheru | 71 | 944 | / |
| Chicaru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chekirou | 67 | 1,017 | / |
| Hykkerud | 67 | 49 | / |
| Chekirui | 67 | 42 | / |
| Chekarau | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chékirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chykyrus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chișcaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekharu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chichirau | 63 | 178 | / |
| Chekaarou | 63 | 9 | / |
| Chekkarou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chekarrou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chejkarou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cheekirou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zikiru | 62 | 41 | / |
| Zekeru | 62 | 21 | / |
| Zaikiru | 57 | 4 | / |
| Ceacîru | 57 | 3 | / |
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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 Chikeru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis