Chikololo Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chikololo Surname Definition:

Chikololo is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: pipe for tobacco.

Chikololo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1761:262,38617,495
Zambia1561:101,6028,098
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Chikololo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chikololo is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: pipe for tobacco.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chikololo Last Name Facts

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

Chikololo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikololo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chikololo is the 806,178th most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikololo live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Chikololo is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 262,386. In Kenya Chikololo is most numerous in: Kwale County, where 94 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 5 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 45 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Chikololo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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