Chikwema Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Chikwema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 75 | 1:205,843 | 23,645 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chikwema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikwema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chikwema is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chikwema.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwema? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,091,648th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. Chikwema is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikwema live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 205,843. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 96 percent are found, Harare Province, where 1 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikwemha | 94 | 16 | / |
| Chikwuema | 94 | 3 | / |
| Chikweama | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chikwama | 88 | 3,929 | / |
| Chikweme | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chekwema | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chukwema | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chikwoma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chikwemo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chikwemee | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chukwuema | 82 | 3 | / |
| Chikwamha | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chukweuma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chingwema | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cikuema | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chekwuemea | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuemma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuemea | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chigwama | 75 | 123 | / |
| Chikwamo | 75 | 107 | / |
| Chigwemo | 75 | 12 | / |
| Chukwama | 75 | 12 | / |
| Chukwoma | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chikwimi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chukwima | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigweme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chukwyma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chekwemoi | 71 | 2,089 | / |
| Chikuhama | 71 | 58 | / |
| Chukwuemo | 71 | 26 | / |
| Chekwemei | 71 | 19 | / |
| Chukuemea | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chukwamah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chekwemey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuima | 71 | 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 Chikwema
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