Chikoka Surname

424,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chikoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4271:37,1193,724
Zimbabwe2561:60,3069,109
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Chikoka (13) may also be a first name.

Chikoka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chikoka is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikoka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 424,566th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,941,774 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikoka are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

The surname Chikoka is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 427 people, or 1 in 37,119. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 60 percent reside, North-Western Province, where 18 percent reside and Central Province, where 17 percent reside. Barring Zambia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 31 percent reside and Malawi, where 13 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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  • 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 Chikoka
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