Chikuyu Surname

423,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chikuyu Surname Definition:

Chikuyu is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: bush yam.

Chikuyu 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
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
Tanzania3341:158,50814,206
Zambia831:190,96312,723
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chikuyu (60) may also be a first name.

Chikuyu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chikuyu is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: bush yam.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Chikuyu Last Name Facts

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

Chikuyu is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikuyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 423,762nd most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,919,885 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chikuyu reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chikuyu is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 60 people.

Chikuyu is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 392 people, or 1 in 43,671. Barring Malawi this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 41 percent reside and Zambia, where 10 percent reside.

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
Chikuhu8643/
Chukuyu861/
Chikuju861/
Cikyu8330/
Heikyu77443/
Chukyu7740/
Jikuyu7717/
Hikoyu776/
Haikyu771/
Chekyu771/
Gikuiyu716/
Chikiou711/
Chukuiu711/
Hikiu671/
Cheikhouhou671/
Chekoueu671/
Tshikuhu671/
Tchikeou671/
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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
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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 Chikuyu
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