Chikolwa Surname
Approximately 270 people bear this surname
Chikolwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 268 | 1:59,142 | 5,372 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Chikolwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikolwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chikolwa is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikolwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 963,821st most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. The surname Chikolwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chikolwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 268 people, or 1 in 59,142. In Zambia Chikolwa is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 53 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 27 percent live and Central Province, where 8 percent live. Beside Zambia it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikalwa | 88 | 47 | / |
| Chikolwe | 88 | 11 | / |
| Chikolva | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chikalwad | 82 | 12 | / |
| Tshikolwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikulwad | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zikolwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chikhalwad | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chitkalwad | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chitkulwad | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chykolva | 75 | 24 | / |
| Chykolba | 75 | 16 | / |
| Chikkhalwad | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chicolbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chykalba | 63 | 3 | / |
| Chykalva | 63 | 2 | / |
| Chekalva | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jikolbai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chikalue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chicalhua | 59 | 14 | / |
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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 Chikolwa
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