Chikwasa Surname
Approximately 634 people bear this surname
Chikwasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 575 | 1:29,772 | 4,476 |
| Zambia | 34 | 1:466,174 | 21,520 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chikwasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikwasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikwasa is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwasa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 514,664th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,494,552 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikwasa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Chikwasa is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 575 people, or 1 in 29,772. Barring Malawi Chikwasa is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikwasha | 94 | 1,340 | / |
| Chikhwasa | 94 | 157 | / |
| Chikwatsa | 94 | 10 | / |
| Chinkwasa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chikwahsa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hikwasa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chikwascha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chikwaza | 88 | 138 | / |
| Chikwesa | 88 | 32 | / |
| Chigwasa | 88 | 28 | / |
| Chikwase | 88 | 16 | / |
| Chekwasa | 88 | 13 | / |
| Chikwaso | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chikwasi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chinkwaso | 82 | 131 | / |
| Chikwashi | 82 | 77 | / |
| Chikwacha | 82 | 22 | / |
| Chigwasha | 82 | 13 | / |
| Chikwasho | 82 | 9 | / |
| Tshikwasa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chikwashe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hikwaso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshikwasha | 78 | 14 | / |
| Tshinkwasa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chikweza | 75 | 2,237 | / |
| Chigwaza | 75 | 774 | / |
| Chikwazo | 75 | 14 | / |
| Chigwesa | 75 | 8 | / |
| Chikwazi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Chigwasi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chikwaze | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chikwaco | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigwaca | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chukwosa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikwesha | 71 | 156 | / |
| Tshikuasa | 71 | 82 | / |
| Chekwasis | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tshikwaza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chigwatso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigwacha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikwacho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chekweasis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikwuocha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chingwashi | 67 | 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
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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 Chikwasa
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