Chikuni Surname
Approximately 12,562 people bear this surname
Chikuni Surname Definition:
Chikuni is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a big chunk of firewood.
Chikuni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 6,169 | 1:2,775 | 345 |
| Zimbabwe | 4,448 | 1:3,471 | 277 |
| Zambia | 1,608 | 1:9,857 | 1,146 |
| Tanzania | 229 | 1:231,186 | 19,065 |
| South Africa | 53 | 1:1,022,221 | 62,590 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Chikuni (595) may also be a first name.
Chikuni Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chikuni is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a big chunk of firewood.
Chikuni Demographics
Average Chikuni Salary in
United States
$26,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chikuni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikuni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chikuni (Oriya: ଚିକୁନି) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chikuni.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikuni? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 41,548th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 580,126 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikuni live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 342,839th most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 595 people.
It is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 6,169 people, or 1 in 2,775. Excluding Malawi this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 35 percent live and Zambia, where 13 percent live.
Chikuni Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Chikuni earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 29.15% less than the national average, earning R 168,372 per year; in United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.33% less than the national average, earning $32,128 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chikuni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chikuni in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିକୁନି | cikuni | 83.33 |
| ଚିକୁନୀ | cikuni | 16.67 |
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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
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