Chikunu Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Chikunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chikunu (110) may also be a first name.
Chikunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chikunu (Oriya: ଚିକୁନୁ) occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Chikunu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikunu? popularity and diffusion
Chikunu is the 3,274,477th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Chikunu occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Chikunu reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 110 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 701,738. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 59 percent live, Midlands Province, where 27 percent live and Harare Province, where 5 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikungu | 93 | 338 | / |
| Chikunhu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chikhungu | 88 | 1,023 | / |
| Chikounou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chikinu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tchikounou | 82 | 12 | / |
| Tshikunu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chukuenu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshikungu | 75 | 267 | / |
| Haikounou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchekounou | 71 | 130 | / |
| Chekkunnuy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chukinu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchekounnou | 67 | 61 | / |
| Tsikhungu | 63 | 199 | / |
| Cheekonnu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tsikounou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tcheckounnou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tchecounnou | 56 | 8 | / |
| Hoikonou | 53 | 9 | / |
| Zekounou | 53 | 1 | / |
Chikunu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chikunu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିକୁନୁ | cikunu | 45.95 |
| ଚିକୁଣୁ | cikunu | 43.24 |
| ିକୁନୁ | ikunu | 5.41 |
| ଚିକୁନ୍ | cikun | 2.7 |
| ଚିକୁନ | cikuna | 2.7 |
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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
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- 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 Chikunu
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