Chikwela Surname
Approximately 452 people bear this surname
Chikwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 155 | 1:102,258 | 8,141 |
| Tanzania | 147 | 1:360,147 | 26,649 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Chikwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikwela occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 663,740th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 16,122,889 people. The last name Chikwela occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chikwela reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Chikwela is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 102,258. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 46 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 29 percent are found and Southern Province, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found and Malawi, where 23 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiekwela | 94 | 33 | / |
| Chikwala | 88 | 168 | / |
| Chikwele | 88 | 10 | / |
| Chikwelo | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chikweli | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chigwela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chikwehle | 82 | 160 | / |
| Tshikwela | 82 | 136 | / |
| Chinkwele | 82 | 7 | / |
| Chikwaila | 82 | 5 | / |
| Chingwela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chiekwele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chinkwaila | 78 | 28 | / |
| Chikwethle | 78 | 6 | / |
| Chiekweilo | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chiekwielo | 78 | 2 | / |
| Cheikwaila | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chigwele | 75 | 190 | / |
| Chikwili | 75 | 140 | / |
| Chikwilo | 75 | 126 | / |
| Chiguela | 75 | 81 | / |
| Chigwala | 75 | 23 | / |
| Chicuela | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chekweli | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chukwuelo | 71 | 30 | / |
| Chingwelo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chiekwilo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tshikwila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshikuela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigueela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikkuila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chicouela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ciquela | 67 | 41 | / |
| Chukwueluo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Cicuela | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ching'wele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cekuela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zikuela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ching'welo | 67 | 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 Chikwela
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