Chikwale Surname
Approximately 383 people bear this surname
Chikwale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 365 | 1:43,424 | 4,233 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chikwale (23) may also be a first name.
Chikwale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikwale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chikwale is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwale? popularity and diffusion
It is the 749,861st most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chikwale reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chikwale is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used given name on earth, held by 23 people.
The surname Chikwale is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 43,424. In Zambia Chikwale is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 32 percent reside, Northern Province, where 25 percent reside and Luapula Province, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikhwaule | 89 | 4 | / |
| Chikwali | 88 | 498 | / |
| Chigwale | 88 | 418 | / |
| Chikwala | 88 | 168 | / |
| Chikwele | 88 | 10 | / |
| Chinkwal | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chikwehle | 82 | 160 | / |
| Chikwaula | 82 | 7 | / |
| Chikwaila | 82 | 5 | / |
| Chukwuale | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chiekwele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chigwal | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jikwale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chingwaule | 78 | 288 | / |
| Chingwaale | 78 | 4 | / |
| Cheikwaila | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chigwele | 75 | 190 | / |
| Chigwali | 75 | 42 | / |
| Chigwala | 75 | 23 | / |
| Chukwali | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikuala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikweli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigbale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuali | 71 | 96 | / |
| Chukwuele | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chigwaula | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chekwiley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshinkwal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Higwall | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jaikwal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zaikwal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zikwali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuelee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chingw'ali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigual | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuhele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hingwal | 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 Chikwale
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