Chikunya Surname
Approximately 778 people bear this surname
Chikunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 717 | 1:21,532 | 3,227 |
| Zambia | 47 | 1:337,232 | 18,059 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Chikunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikunya (Russian: Чикуня) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikunya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 440,082nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,367,026 people. The surname Chikunya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chikunya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 717 people, or 1 in 21,532. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 53 percent live, Harare Province, where 19 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaikunya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chikonya | 88 | 172 | / |
| Chikunha | 88 | 57 | / |
| Chikunja | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chikunyo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshikunya | 82 | 21 | / |
| Chikonyo | 75 | 365 | / |
| Chikonja | 75 | 8 | / |
| Jaikunya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chekonya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikunio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chekhonya | 71 | 30 | / |
| Tshikunia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tchicunha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshikonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zigkounya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zykunya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gikunja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cekunia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chicunjo | 63 | 4 | / |
| Chiconia | 63 | 2 | / |
| Chikonjo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chicunho | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tsikhonya | 59 | 23 | / |
| Ciconia | 53 | 5 | / |
| Checonia | 50 | 1 | / |
Chikunya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chikunya in the Russian language | ||
| Чикуня | cikuna | - |
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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 Chikunya
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