Chikonye Surname
Approximately 1,324 people bear this surname
Chikonye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,313 | 1:11,758 | 1,532 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chikonye (33) may also be a first name.
Chikonye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikonye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chikonye is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikonye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 289,472nd most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,504,189 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikonye reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chikonye is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 33 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,313 people, or 1 in 11,758. In Zimbabwe Chikonye is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 26 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 18 percent reside and Harare Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hikonye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chikongoye | 89 | 196 | / |
| Chikonje | 88 | 1,076 | / |
| Chikonge | 88 | 33 | / |
| Chikanye | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chikunye | 88 | 6 | / |
| Chikonhe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chickonie | 82 | 9 | / |
| Chikongoe | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chikhonje | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikange | 75 | 356 | / |
| Chikunje | 75 | 277 | / |
| Chikanje | 75 | 157 | / |
| Chikonhi | 75 | 81 | / |
| Chikunie | 75 | 28 | / |
| Chikonji | 75 | 19 | / |
| Chikonja | 75 | 8 | / |
| Chicogne | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hikonoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chekonge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikanie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikanae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikunhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiconie | 75 | 0 | / |
| Tshikonge | 71 | 48 | / |
| Tchikanhe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chiocanje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshikonje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshikanye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikaange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaikhongnet | 70 | 4 | / |
| Tshikhonge | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tchikounou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chikkaneji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chhikaniya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshikongie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikangaya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chikonye
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