Chikwamba Surname
Approximately 1,362 people bear this surname
Chikwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 947 | 1:16,302 | 2,360 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Zambia | 117 | 1:135,469 | 9,983 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chikwamba (15) may also be a first name.
Chikwamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikwamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikwamba is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chikwamba.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 282,966th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,350,621 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikwamba reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 947 people, or 1 in 16,302. In Zimbabwe Chikwamba is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 37 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 36 percent reside and Harare Province, where 10 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 21 percent reside and Zambia, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikwemba | 89 | 898 | / |
| Chigwamba | 89 | 472 | / |
| Chikwambi | 89 | 20 | / |
| Chekwamba | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chikwambo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuamba | 84 | 5 | / |
| Tshikwamba | 84 | 4 | / |
| Chingwamba | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chukwaunmba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chikwembo | 78 | 61 | / |
| Chicuamba | 78 | 51 | / |
| Chikuambi | 78 | 9 | / |
| Chekuamba | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chicwambi | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chigwambo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chigwemba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshikuamba | 74 | 4 | / |
| Chingwomba | 74 | 4 | / |
| Chingwambe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Gikwambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiquemba | 67 | 53 | / |
| Chicuambi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chekwembo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chicuambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekwemboi | 63 | 1,123 | / |
| Chekwemboy | 63 | 3 | / |
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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 Chikwamba
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis