Chikoya Surname
Approximately 2,353 people bear this surname
Chikoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,934 | 1:8,852 | 1,354 |
| Tanzania | 186 | 1:284,632 | 22,243 |
| Zimbabwe | 145 | 1:106,471 | 14,772 |
| Zambia | 85 | 1:186,470 | 12,510 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chikoya (97) may also be a first name.
Chikoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chikoya (Hindi: चिकोया, Russian: Чикоя) occurs most in Malawi. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chikoya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikoya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 180,955th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,097,130 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikoya live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chikoya is also the 962,660th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 97 people.
It is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 1,934 people, or 1 in 8,852. Not including Malawi this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 8 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chikoya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chikoya in the Hindi language | ||
| चिकोया | cikoya | - |
| Chikoya in the Russian language | ||
| Чикоя | cikoa | - |
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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 Chikoya
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