Chikwenda Surname
Approximately 213 people bear this surname
Chikwenda Surname Definition:
Chikwenda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child who is born along the way.
Chikwenda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 177 | 1:89,548 | 7,406 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chikwenda (22) may also be a first name.
Chikwenda Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chikwenda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child who is born along the way.
Chikwenda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikwenda Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikwenda has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chikwenda.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwenda? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,133,308th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikwenda reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chikwenda is also the 2,301,746th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name Chikwenda is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 89,548. In Zambia Chikwenda is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 36 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 23 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found and Malawi, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikhwenda | 95 | 9 | / |
| Chinkwenda | 95 | 1 | / |
| Chikwinda | 89 | 138 | / |
| Chikwende | 89 | 61 | / |
| Chikwendo | 89 | 53 | / |
| Chikwendi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Chigwenda | 89 | 2 | / |
| Chikwendy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chinkwende | 84 | 479 | / |
| Tshikwenda | 84 | 1 | / |
| Zikwenda | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikwndo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chigwende | 78 | 1,551 | / |
| Chikwindo | 78 | 301 | / |
| Chikwindi | 78 | 186 | / |
| Chikwinde | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chigwinda | 78 | 3 | / |
| Chekwendo | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chigwendi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chukwendo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chikwiondi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chikwindio | 74 | 1 | / |
| Zikuenda | 71 | 75 | / |
| Chigwindi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chiguinda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chegwende | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chingwindi | 63 | 12 | / |
| Chingwindo | 63 | 9 | / |
| Chiguindo | 56 | 95 | / |
| Cheguendo | 56 | 7 | / |
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