Chikopo Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Botswana

Chikopo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikopo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3621:43,7844,260
Zimbabwe1841:83,90312,221
Botswana1051:20,8284,170
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Chikopo (18) may also be a first name.

Chikopo Last Name Facts

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

Chikopo is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikopo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chikopo is the 503,100th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikopo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 18 people.

The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 362 people, or 1 in 43,784. In Zambia it is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 52 percent live, Southern Province, where 25 percent live and Central Province, where 17 percent live. Not including Zambia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent live and Botswana, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chikopa8615,057/
Chikepo862/
Chikapo861/
Tshikopo80134/
Chikopfa8071/
Chikopha801/
Chikoppa801/
Hikopa771/
Chikoppad759/
Chikkopad756/
Chikapa717,576/
Chikkoppad7180/
Chikepa7118/
Chekapo7111/
Tsikopo715/
Chicopa712/
Chykapo711/
Cicoppo711/
Tshikopa6755/
Tchikapa6749/
Chikapfa679/
Chikapat675/
Chikapah674/
Chikappa673/
Chiquepo671/
Chikkapa671/

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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 Chikopo
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