Chikewa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Chikewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
Chikewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikewa is found most in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikewa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chikewa is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikewa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 23 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 Chikewa
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