Chikewu Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Chikewu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chikewu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikewu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chikewu is most common in Zambia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chikewu.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikewu? popularity and diffusion
Chikewu is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Chikewu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikewu are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 3,962,480. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 17 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
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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 Chikewu
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