Chikwakwa Surname
Approximately 4,418 people bear this surname
Chikwakwa Surname Definition:
Chikwakwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: slasher.
Chikwakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4,000 | 1:4,280 | 596 |
| Tanzania | 177 | 1:299,105 | 23,110 |
| Zimbabwe | 143 | 1:107,960 | 14,912 |
| Zambia | 69 | 1:229,709 | 14,265 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Chikwakwa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chikwakwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: slasher.
Chikwakwa is a surname of the Ushi tribe, meaning: sickly child.
Chikwakwa Demographics
Average Chikwakwa Salary in
South Africa
R 483,900
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chikwakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikwakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chikwakwa is found most frequently in Malawi. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwakwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 105,919th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,649,512 people. The surname Chikwakwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikwakwa live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 4,000 people, or 1 in 4,280. Apart from Malawi it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.
Chikwakwa Last Name Statistics demography
Chikwakwa earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 103.63% more than the national average, earning R 483,900 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinkwakwa | 95 | 9 | / |
| Chikwakwai | 95 | 1 | / |
| Chikwaikwa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Cikwakwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chikhwakhwa | 90 | 601 | / |
| Chikwaikwai | 90 | 126 | / |
| Chinkwankwa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Chikwekwa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Chigwakwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chikwakwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tshikwakwa | 84 | 837 | / |
| Chukwuakwa | 84 | 53 | / |
| Zikwakwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Csikwaikwai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chinkwangwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chigwagwa | 78 | 355 | / |
| Tsikwakwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuagwa | 74 | 23 | / |
| Chikwangwe | 74 | 7 | / |
| Chukwuakua | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chikwangwi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chingwangwa | 70 | 94 | / |
| Tshikuakua | 63 | 808 | / |
| Chukwuakuo | 63 | 3 | / |
| Chikwuogwo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuekwuo | 60 | 7 | / |
| Chingwangwo | 60 | 1 | / |
| Chiguagua | 56 | 15 | / |
| Chekwokwa | 56 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuogwo | 53 | 3 | / |
| Chinguangua | 50 | 5 | / |
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Footnotes
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