Chikwala Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Chikwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 105 | 1:504,206 | 33,569 |
| Zambia | 58 | 1:273,275 | 15,977 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chikwala Demographics
Average Chikwala Salary in
South Africa
R 189,048
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chikwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikwala occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,333,288th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. Chikwala is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikwala are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 504,206. In Tanzania Chikwala is most frequent in: Rukwa Region, where 94 percent live, Katavi Region, where 4 percent live and Iringa Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 35 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Chikwala Last Name Statistics demography
Chikwala earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.45% less than the national average, earning R 189,048 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikwaula | 94 | 7 | / |
| Chikwaila | 94 | 5 | / |
| Chinkwaila | 89 | 28 | / |
| Cheikwaila | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chikwali | 88 | 498 | / |
| Chikwela | 88 | 452 | / |
| Chikwale | 88 | 383 | / |
| Chigwala | 88 | 23 | / |
| Chikuala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chiekwela | 82 | 33 | / |
| Chikwaulo | 82 | 22 | / |
| Chukwuala | 82 | 15 | / |
| Chigwaula | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chiguala | 75 | 603 | / |
| Chigwale | 75 | 418 | / |
| Hingwala | 75 | 64 | / |
| Chigwali | 75 | 42 | / |
| Chikwelo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chigwela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigwalo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chicuala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chukwualo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tshigwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chuiguala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chukkuala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigualla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chingwaule | 67 | 288 | / |
| Chiekweilo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chingwaale | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jikwale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chingw'ali | 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 Chikwala
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