Chikwava Surname
Approximately 1,388 people bear this surname
Chikwava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,342 | 1:11,504 | 1,493 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Chikwava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikwava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chikwava is most common in Zimbabwe. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwava? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 278,726th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,250,393 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chikwava live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,342 people, or 1 in 11,504. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 23 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 20 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 20 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikwawa | 88 | 2,385 | / |
| Chikweva | 88 | 143 | / |
| Chigwava | 88 | 8 | / |
| Chicwava | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chikwaiwa | 82 | 76 | / |
| Chikhwawa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikwahwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chingwava | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zikwava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chikwewa | 75 | 239 | / |
| Chicuava | 75 | 64 | / |
| Chikwawo | 75 | 23 | / |
| Chikwevo | 75 | 22 | / |
| Chigwaba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chikueva | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chikwehwa | 71 | 126 | / |
| Chikkueva | 71 | 37 | / |
| Chukwuavo | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chukwuawa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tshikwaba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chukueva | 63 | 285 | / |
| Chikwewo | 63 | 54 | / |
| Chekueva | 63 | 25 | / |
| Chigwevo | 63 | 14 | / |
| Chigwoba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chicuaba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chekkueva | 59 | 74 | / |
| Chukwuewa | 59 | 4 | / |
| Tshikuaba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuawo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuevo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuevoh | 56 | 8 | / |
| Chinguhova | 56 | 1 | / |
| Jikwabo | 53 | 9 | / |
| Cicuova | 53 | 2 | / |
| Gigwawa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chigwewo | 50 | 43 | / |
| Chukuawo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Chuguova | 50 | 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 Chikwava
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