Chikwani Surname
Approximately 678 people bear this surname
Chikwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 451 | 1:34,231 | 5,273 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zambia | 90 | 1:176,110 | 12,058 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chikwani (15) may also be a first name.
Chikwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikwani (Marathi: चीकवानी) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 488,996th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 10,748,593 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chikwani are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 34,231. In Zimbabwe Chikwani is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 38 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 33 percent are found and Harare Province, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 19 percent are found and Zambia, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chikwani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chikwani in the Marathi language | ||
| चीकवानी | cikavani | - |
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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 Chikwani
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