Chikwava Surname

278,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chikwava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikwava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,3421:11,5041,493
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
England101:5,571,806158,774
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

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.

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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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  • 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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