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
The last name Chikwasa is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwasa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chikwasa is the 514,664th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,494,552 people. The surname Chikwasa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikwasa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 575 people, or 1 in 29,772. Not including Malawi Chikwasa exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.
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
- 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 Chikwasa
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