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 in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikowi? popularity and diffusion
Chikowi is the 286,496th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,434,412 people. The last name Chikowi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikowi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,281 people, or 1 in 13,364. Barring Malawi this last name occurs 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
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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 Chikowi
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