Chikokwa Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Chikokwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 12 | 1:1,320,827 | 31,121 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chikokwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikokwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chikokwa is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chikokwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikokwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chikokwa is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikokwa live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,320,827. In Zambia Chikokwa is most frequent in: Central Province, where 33 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 33 percent reside and Western Province, where 33 percent reside. Not including Zambia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 7 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikukwa | 88 | 5,560 | / |
| Chikakwa | 88 | 62 | / |
| Chikokwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chikuikwa | 82 | 7 | / |
| Chikongwa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chikukwea | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sikokwa | 80 | 62 | / |
| Kikokwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chikagwa | 75 | 733 | / |
| Chikukwe | 75 | 76 | / |
| Chikakwe | 75 | 29 | / |
| Chikogwe | 75 | 15 | / |
| Hikongwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chikukua | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chikogwo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chikugwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chikongwe | 71 | 99 | / |
| Chikagwai | 71 | 12 | / |
| Chikakwoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchikagwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shikongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikhungwa | 67 | 315 | / |
| Sikakwa | 67 | 212 | / |
| Tchekougwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chikaekwuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kikakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chikokwa
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