Chikwelete Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chikwelete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikwelete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1171:135,4699,983
Malawi1051:163,03916,499

Chikwelete Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chikwelete Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chikwelete occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chikwelete.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikwelete? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,101,507th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikwelete are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 135,469. In Zambia Chikwelete is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 61 percent reside, Northern Province, where 25 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 14 percent reside. Besides Zambia Chikwelete occurs in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 47 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Chikwelete
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