Chikwekwe Surname
Approximately 2,338 people bear this surname
Chikwekwe Surname Definition:
Chikwekwe is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: a motor vehicle.
Chikwekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,093 | 1:14,501 | 1,657 |
| Malawi | 915 | 1:18,709 | 2,930 |
| Zimbabwe | 305 | 1:50,617 | 7,714 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chikwekwe (24) may also be a first name.
Chikwekwe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chikwekwe is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: a motor vehicle.
Chikwekwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: marabou stork.
Chikwekwe Demographics
Average Chikwekwe Salary in
United States
$16,958 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chikwekwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikwekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chikwekwe has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwekwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 181,911th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,117,000 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikwekwe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent forename at a global level, held by 24 people.
Chikwekwe is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,093 people, or 1 in 14,501. In Zambia Chikwekwe is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 26 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent reside and Northern Province, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Zambia it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 39 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside.
Chikwekwe Last Name Statistics demography
Chikwekwe earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cikwekwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chikwegwe | 89 | 6 | / |
| Chikwekwa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Chukwekwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chikwakwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuekwe | 84 | 275 | / |
| Tshikwekwe | 84 | 21 | / |
| Zikwekwe | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chikwikwi | 78 | 583 | / |
| Chigwegwe | 78 | 170 | / |
| Chikwuigwe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuegwe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chikwakwai | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chikwaikwa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chikwaikwai | 70 | 126 | / |
| Chikuikwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chukwigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuigwe | 63 | 215 | / |
| Csikwaikwai | 60 | 2 | / |
| Chukuigwe | 56 | 188 | / |
| Chigwikwi | 56 | 140 | / |
| Chicuecue | 56 | 49 | / |
| Chigwigwi | 56 | 22 | / |
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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
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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 Chikwekwe
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