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 more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikungwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chikungwe is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Chikungwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikungwe live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chikungwe is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia it is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 50 percent are found and Western Province, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Zambia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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