Chikweni Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chikweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Zambia541:293,51716,670
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chikweni Last Name Facts

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

Chikweni is found most in Malawi. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chikweni.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikweni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chikweni is the 728,955th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 18,310,417 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikweni live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Outside of Malawi Chikweni occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 14 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Chikweni
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