Chikwanu Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Chikwanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 82 | 1:193,292 | 12,826 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chikwanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikwanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chikwanu occurs most in Zambia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwanu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,047,559th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name Chikwanu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chikwanu live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chikwanu is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 193,292. In Zambia Chikwanu is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 62 percent live and Southern Province, where 38 percent live. Other than Zambia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikwangu | 94 | 49 | / |
| Chikwanhu | 94 | 14 | / |
| Chikwahnu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chuikwuanu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chigwanu | 88 | 22 | / |
| Chikwenu | 88 | 19 | / |
| Chukwanu | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chikuanu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chukwuanu | 82 | 259 | / |
| Chingwanu | 82 | 4 | / |
| Ciekwanou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tshikwangu | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chuckwuanu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kikwangu | 75 | 29 | / |
| Chukwuonu | 71 | 436 | / |
| Siekwanou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kikuangu | 63 | 21 | / |
| Siqwangu | 63 | 2 | / |
| Shekwonu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chukuenu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chukuonu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ssekwangu | 59 | 6 | / |
| Kekwangou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sekuanu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kegbanou | 50 | 4 | / |
| Siguanou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Chikwanu
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