Chikwati Surname

194,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chikwati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikwati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,0761:14,3481,990
Malawi9931:17,2402,710
Zambia801:198,12413,036
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chikwati (12) may also be a first name.

Chikwati Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chikwati is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikwati? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chikwati is the 194,204th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,367,628 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikwati are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.

Chikwati is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,076 people, or 1 in 14,348. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 22 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 21 percent reside and Harare Province, where 13 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 46 percent reside and Zambia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chikwaiti9451/
Chikwatii941/
Hikwati931/
Chikwata882,407/
Shikwati88112/
Chikweti8822/
Chigwati8815/
Chikwate882/
Chukwuati8248/
Tshikwati8218/
Sikwati80382/
Kikwati8073/
Cikwata804/
Cigwati801/
Zikwati801/
Chekwoti751,712/
Chikwete751,445/
Chigwata75193/
Shikwate7520/
Shikwata7519/
Sikwathi752/
Sikwaiti752/
Chigwate751/
Shikuati751/
Suikwati751/
Tshikwata711,785/
Chukwuoti718/
Chekwotii711/
Chekwatoy711/
Tshikwate711/
Sekwati673,360/
Sikwata67396/
Kikwata67195/
Zigwati6772/
Kigwati6728/
Kikuati6727/
Kikwate6721/
Sigwati672/
Zykwati672/
Cikuata671/
Sikwate671/
Secwati671/
Hekwate671/

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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 Chikwati
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