Chikonde Surname

68,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chikonde Surname Definition:

Chikonde is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a large banana.

Chikonde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6,3091:2,512330
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
Zimbabwe3171:48,7017,459
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England81:6,964,757184,742
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Chikonde (686) may also be a first name.

Chikonde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chikonde is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a large banana.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chikonde Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chikonde (Russian: Чиконде) is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikonde? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 68,927th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,012,019 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikonde are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chikonde is also the 315,870th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 686 people.

It is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 6,309 people, or 1 in 2,512. In Zambia Chikonde is mostly concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 43 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent reside. Barring Zambia this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 7 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chikonde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chikonde in the Russian language
Чикондеcikonde-

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