Chikuwe Surname
Approximately 1,301 people bear this surname
Chikuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 766 | 1:20,692 | 2,278 |
| Zimbabwe | 332 | 1:46,501 | 7,144 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Tanzania | 70 | 1:756,309 | 41,721 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chikuwe (29) may also be a first name.
Chikuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikuwe is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chikuwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikuwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 293,533rd most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,601,496 people. The last name Chikuwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikuwe reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chikuwe is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 29 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 766 people, or 1 in 20,692. In Zambia Chikuwe is primarily found in: Copperbelt Province, where 40 percent live, Luapula Province, where 26 percent live and Central Province, where 15 percent live. Barring Zambia it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent live and Malawi, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikuhwe | 93 | 2 | / |
| Chikuiwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chikuw | 92 | 8 | / |
| Chikuwa | 86 | 1,637 | / |
| Chikowe | 86 | 789 | / |
| Chikuve | 86 | 42 | / |
| Chikuwi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Chikiwe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Chigkuw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chikuwha | 80 | 21 | / |
| Chikouwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Choikauw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chikhuwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshikuwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chukuiwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chikihwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zikuwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chiekeuwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tchikoube | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikowi | 71 | 1,341 | / |
| Chikuva | 71 | 67 | / |
| Chikuvi | 71 | 62 | / |
| Chekuwa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Cikouwa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Hikuwai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chicuve | 71 | 4 | / |
| Haikuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gikuhwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hikuhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikive | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshikuwa | 67 | 116 | / |
| Tshikube | 67 | 17 | / |
| Chikkubi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chekoube | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chekouve | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tchicuve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikuvha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikowha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chikuwe
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