Chikiwa Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chikiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1631:94,71313,461
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England51:11,143,612252,590
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Chikiwa (13) may also be a first name.

Chikiwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chikiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chikiwa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chikiwa is the 1,295,379th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chikiwa live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 13 people.

The surname Chikiwa is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 94,713. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 59 percent live, Harare Province, where 15 percent live and Midlands Province, where 14 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Chikiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Chikiwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.35% less than the national average, earning R 165,516 per year.

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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 Chikiwa
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