Where Does The Last Name Chikwaya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Chikwaya is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikwaya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 333,948^th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,589,101 people. The last name Chikwaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chikwaya are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061^st most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.

The last name Chikwaya is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 751 people, or 1 in 20,557. In Zimbabwe Chikwaya is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 36 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 34 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 28 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 percent reside.