Chikwanya Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Chikwanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 74 | 1:208,625 | 23,867 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chikwanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikwanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chikwanya is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chikwanya.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,168,711th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name Chikwanya is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chikwanya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 208,625. In Zimbabwe Chikwanya is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 51 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 24 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikwanha | 89 | 1,980 | / |
| Chikwenya | 89 | 1,720 | / |
| Shikwanya | 89 | 18 | / |
| Chigwanya | 89 | 15 | / |
| Chikwanja | 89 | 6 | / |
| Chukwuanya | 84 | 18 | / |
| Chickwanha | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shinkwanya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chikwanhah | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sikwanya | 82 | 17 | / |
| Chigwanha | 78 | 199 | / |
| Chigwenya | 78 | 178 | / |
| Chikwanjo | 78 | 8 | / |
| Chekwonya | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chukwuonya | 74 | 2 | / |
| Tshikwanja | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chingwanyo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sikwanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigwanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shekwonya | 67 | 100 | / |
| Chicuanja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chikwonha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikwenjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigwanja | 59 | 5 | / |
| Hekwanjo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Cicuania | 59 | 1 | / |
| Segwanya | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sikuanja | 59 | 1 | / |
| Higuasnia | 56 | 13 | / |
| Chekwenjo | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ssegwanya | 56 | 1 | / |
| Shaiquania | 53 | 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 Chikwanya
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