Chikwembe Surname
Approximately 501 people bear this surname
Chikwembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 484 | 1:32,748 | 3,337 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chikwembe (12) may also be a first name.
Chikwembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikwembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikwembe has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwembe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 615,220th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,546,000 people. The surname Chikwembe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikwembe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 484 people, or 1 in 32,748. In Zambia Chikwembe is most numerous in: Northern Province, where 26 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent live and Central Province, where 15 percent live. Besides Zambia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikwemba | 89 | 898 | / |
| Chikwambi | 78 | 20 | / |
| Chigwemba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chikwimba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chiquembe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chekwemboi | 74 | 1,123 | / |
| Chekwemboy | 74 | 3 | / |
| Chicwambi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chingvmbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chinquembi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chiquimba | 56 | 93 | / |
| Chiquenba | 56 | 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 Chikwembe
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