Chikowa Surname
Approximately 647 people bear this surname
Chikowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 334 | 1:46,222 | 7,101 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Zambia | 150 | 1:105,666 | 8,338 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Chikowa (23) may also be a first name.
Chikowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikowa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikowa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 506,723rd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,263,595 people. Chikowa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikowa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chikowa is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 23 people.
The surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 334 people, or 1 in 46,222. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 57 percent live, Harare Province, where 14 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 10 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 24 percent live and Zambia, where 23 percent live.
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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 Chikowa
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