Chikuwa Surname

243,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chikuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia7951:19,9372,212
Zimbabwe6021:25,6453,913
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Japan821:1,559,07724,802
Namibia351:68,8407,364
India101:76,706,538639,611
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chikuwa (19) may also be a first name.

Chikuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chikuwa occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikuwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 243,551st most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,451,769 people. The surname Chikuwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Chikuwa live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chikuwa is also the 2,523,061st most numerous given name globally, borne by 19 people.

It is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 795 people, or 1 in 19,937. In Zambia Chikuwa is primarily concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 36 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 30 percent reside and Western Province, where 17 percent reside. Barring Zambia this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 37 percent reside and Malawi, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chikuhwa93836/
Chikuwha9321/
Chikuswa9316/
Chikouwa936/
Chiekeuwa884/
Chikuwe861,301/
Chikuwo86609/
Chikiwa86175/
Chikuva8667/
Chukuwa8629/
Chekuwa8611/
Cikouwa8610/
Hikuwai869/
Chikuwi867/
Hikuhwa861/
Haikuwa861/
Tshikuwa80116/
Chikueva802/
Chikuhwe802/
Chikowha801/
Chikuiwe801/
Chikuvha801/
Chikhuwi801/
Jikuwa771/
Chikkueva7537/
Tshikuwha754/
Tshikuhwa751/
Chikowi711,341/
Chikowe71789/
Chukiwa71541/
Chikowo71541/
Chikuvi7162/
Chikuve7142/
Haikuwo714/
Chicuba714/
Chekiwa712/
Chicuva711/
Chukueva67285/
Chikusvo6765/
Chikieva6730/
Chekueva6725/
Chikkubi673/
Chikoeva672/
Tshekuwa671/
Hajkhuwa671/

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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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  • 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 Chikuwa
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