Chikwanga Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chikwanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikwanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia221:720,45126,729
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Chikwanga Last Name Facts

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

Chikwanga is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chikwanga.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikwanga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chikwanga is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Chikwanga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikwanga live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Chikwanga is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 720,451. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 95 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent reside. Barring Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chikwainga951/
Cikwanga941/
Chikwange8977/
Chikwango891/
Chingwanga8446/
Tshikwanga844/
Chigwango781/
Chikwonge781/
Tshikuanga744/
Chiguango6744/
Chingcuango602/

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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
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  • 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 Chikwanga
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