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
Chikwale occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chikwale.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwale? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 749,861st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. The last name Chikwale occurs predominantly 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 prevalent forename on earth It is held by 23 people.
This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 365 people, or 1 in 43,424. In Zambia Chikwale is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 32 percent live, Northern Province, where 25 percent live and Luapula Province, where 22 percent live. Not including Zambia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
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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