Chikunka Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chikunka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chikunka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1061:149,52810,754
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064

Chikunka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chikunka Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chikunka is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikunka? popularity and diffusion

Chikunka is the 1,683,218th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname Chikunka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikunka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 149,528. In Zambia Chikunka is mostly found in: Copperbelt Province, where 52 percent live, Central Province, where 26 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent live. Excluding Zambia it is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chikonka88458/
Chikunki881/
Chukunka881/
Tshikunka8289/
Chikonko75138/
Chikonke7576/
Chikonki7517/
Tshikonka71424/
Tshikunko7155/
Chikunchi711/
Chaikumkit671/
Chekhutenko6316/
Chekuchenko6314/
Chiconki631/
Chicunque59565/
Tshikonko5941/
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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 Chikunka
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