Chikwape Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chikwape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikwape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3361:45,9477,059
Botswana41:546,73222,624
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chikwape Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chikwape is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chikwape.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikwape? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 816,514th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. The surname Chikwape is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikwape reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Chikwape is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 336 people, or 1 in 45,947. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 41 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 37 percent live and Harare Province, where 14 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chikwepe88425/
Chikwapa88354/
Chikwapi883/
Kikwape8016/
Chikwepi7525/
Cojkwape755/
Kikwappe752/
Sekwape679/
Kikwapa671/
Sikwapha63404/
Sekgwape632/
Qikwaphi631/
Shekwapa631/
Sekwaipe631/
Segwape53129/
Haaikuav501/
Keugwapi501/
Sekgwapa501/

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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 Chikwape
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