Chikolwe Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chikolwe Surname Definition:

Chikolwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: ancestor.

Chikolwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Chikolwe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chikolwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: ancestor.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Chikolwe Last Name Facts

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

Chikolwe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikolwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikolwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 100 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chikolwa88270/
Chikalwa7547/
Chikolva751/
Chikalue751/
Tshikolwa711/
Chykolva6324/
Chicolbai591/
Chykalva502/
Jikolbai501/
Chekalva501/

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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
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  • 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 Chikolwe
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