Chikwali Surname
Approximately 498 people bear this surname
Chikwali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chikwali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikwali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chikwali is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwali? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 617,991st most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 14,633,626 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikwali live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Outside of Malawi Chikwali occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikwale | 88 | 383 | / |
| Chikwala | 88 | 168 | / |
| Chigwali | 88 | 42 | / |
| Chikweli | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chukwali | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuali | 82 | 96 | / |
| Chikwaula | 82 | 7 | / |
| Chikwaila | 82 | 5 | / |
| Sheikwali | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sikwali | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kikwali | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zikwali | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chikhwaule | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chingw'ali | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cheikwaila | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chigwale | 75 | 418 | / |
| Chigwala | 75 | 23 | / |
| Shikwala | 75 | 21 | / |
| Chikwele | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chekweli | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chekwoli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikuala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikwehle | 71 | 160 | / |
| Shaikwale | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shingwali | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chigwaula | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shikuhali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiekwele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinguali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kikwala | 67 | 592 | / |
| Kikwale | 67 | 462 | / |
| Sikwale | 67 | 366 | / |
| Chingwaule | 67 | 288 | / |
| Sikwala | 67 | 259 | / |
| Sigwali | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sikwoli | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chingwaale | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zikuali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jikwale | 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 Chikwali
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