Chikwane Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chikwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia921:172,28211,887
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Chikwane Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chikwane Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chikwane occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikwane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,674,734th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname Chikwane occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikwane reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chikwane is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 172,282. In Zambia Chikwane is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 43 percent are found, Central Province, where 26 percent are found and Muchinga Province, where 26 percent are found. Barring Zambia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Chikwane Last Name Statistics demography

Chikwane earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.96% less than the national average, earning R 187,836 per year.

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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 Chikwane
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