Chikonyani Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Chikonyani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Chikonyani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikonyani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chikonyani (Russian: Чиконьяни) is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chikonyani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikonyani? popularity and diffusion
Chikonyani is the 1,210,518th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chikonyani live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chikonyani is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Not including Malawi it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitkanyanit | 82 | 5 | / |
| Chikonyona | 80 | 72 | / |
| Chikunyana | 80 | 55 | / |
| Sikhonyani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chikanyange | 76 | 27 | / |
| Citkanyanit | 76 | 1 | / |
| Cicognani | 74 | 2,953 | / |
| Sikonyana | 74 | 9 | / |
| Sikonyane | 74 | 3 | / |
| Sikanyani | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ciccognani | 70 | 53 | / |
| Sikhonyana | 70 | 33 | / |
| Sikhonyane | 70 | 9 | / |
| Ciscognani | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sikgonyane | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sekhonyani | 70 | 1 | / |
| Tshekonyane | 67 | 94 | / |
| Tshikanyane | 67 | 40 | / |
| Tshekonyana | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kaikhonyane | 67 | 1 | / |
Chikonyani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chikonyani in the Russian language | ||
| Чиконьяни | cikonani | - |
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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
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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 Chikonyani
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