Chikungwe Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Chikungwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chikungwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikungwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chikungwe is found most in Zambia. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikungwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Chikungwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikungwe are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chikungwe is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia Chikungwe is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 50 percent are found and Western Province, where 50 percent are found. Beside Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Malawi, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikungwa | 89 | 1,184 | / |
| Chikongwe | 89 | 99 | / |
| Chikhungwa | 84 | 315 | / |
| Chikungua | 78 | 10 | / |
| Chikongwa | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chicungue | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshikongwe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tshikungwi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Hikongwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chicunque | 67 | 565 | / |
| Chicongue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hekungua | 59 | 83 | / |
| Chiconque | 56 | 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 Chikungwe
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