Chikowi Surname
Approximately 1,341 people bear this surname
Chikowi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,281 | 1:13,364 | 2,088 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
| Zambia | 19 | 1:834,206 | 28,447 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Chikowi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikowi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikowi is found most frequently in Malawi. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikowi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 286,496th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,434,412 people. The surname Chikowi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikowi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chikowi is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,281 people, or 1 in 13,364. Not including Malawi this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaikowit | 88 | 49 | / |
| Chitkowit | 88 | 25 | / |
| Chsikowai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chikowe | 86 | 789 | / |
| Chikovi | 86 | 55 | / |
| Chikuwi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Chikawi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Chikohwa | 80 | 338 | / |
| Chiokawi | 80 | 90 | / |
| Chikoswe | 80 | 23 | / |
| Chikahwi | 80 | 14 | / |
| Chikouwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Chikovis | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chikhawi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chikhuwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chikowha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chitkawi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hikovi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cikovi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chikovich | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chaikovit | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tchikowed | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikawe | 71 | 3,471 | / |
| Chikuwa | 71 | 1,637 | / |
| Chikuwe | 71 | 1,301 | / |
| Chikove | 71 | 646 | / |
| Chikawa | 71 | 498 | / |
| Chikuvi | 71 | 62 | / |
| Hikawai | 71 | 19 | / |
| Cikouwa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Hikuwai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chikavi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Cheskowich | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chikhovich | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chikewe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chitkovich | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cikawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chicobi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chicovis | 67 | 134 | / |
| Chikovha | 67 | 118 | / |
| Haikovyi | 67 | 49 | / |
| Checkowy | 67 | 35 | / |
| Chikuwha | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chikosve | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tshikobi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chiscovi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chickovy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chikkubi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Haikovoi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chikuhwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchikobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekobei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekoubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikhabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiekewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikahwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheikabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaikovy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikuiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshikovi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaikawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chicowes | 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 Chikowi
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