Chikungu Surname
Approximately 338 people bear this surname
Chikungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 169 | 1:93,787 | 7,646 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Chikungu (14) may also be a first name.
Chikungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikungu occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chikungu is the 821,713th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. The surname Chikungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chikungu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 14 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 93,787. In Zambia it is most common in: Lusaka Province, where 38 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent reside and Southern Province, where 17 percent reside. Not including Zambia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 39 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikhungu | 94 | 1,023 | / |
| Chikung'u | 94 | 5 | / |
| Chikugu | 93 | 65 | / |
| Chikunu | 93 | 36 | / |
| Chikkugu | 88 | 3 | / |
| Chikongu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chukungu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chikunhu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshikungu | 82 | 267 | / |
| Chikounou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikogu | 80 | 253 | / |
| Tchikounou | 78 | 12 | / |
| Tshikunu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tsikhungu | 71 | 199 | / |
| Tshikongu | 71 | 27 | / |
| Haikounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchekounou | 67 | 130 | / |
| Gicungu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chekkunnuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshiekongu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchekounnou | 63 | 61 | / |
| Tcheckounnou | 60 | 1 | / |
| Tsikounou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gicugu | 57 | 164 | / |
| Tchecounnou | 53 | 8 | / |
| Hoikonou | 50 | 9 | / |
| Zekounou | 50 | 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 Chikungu
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