Chikwanha Surname

208,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chikwanha Surname User-submission:

The Chikwanha surname is of Zimbabwean origin. It is mostly common in Manicaland. Its totem is a heart.

Chikwanha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,8771:8,225961
England571:977,51048,999
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Chikwanha Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Chikwanha surname is of Zimbabwean origin. It is mostly common in Manicaland. Its totem is a heart.

- ully

The Chikwanha surname is of Zimbabwean language and means 'heart'.

- freedom

Chikwanha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chikwanha is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikwanha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 208,831st most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,680,579 people. The last name Chikwanha occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chikwanha reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,877 people, or 1 in 8,225. In Zimbabwe Chikwanha is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 28 percent are found, Harare Province, where 26 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe Chikwanha is found in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Chikwanha Last Name Statistics demography

Chikwanha earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 17.19% less than the national average, earning $41,144 CAD per year.

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