Chikweni Surname
Approximately 398 people bear this surname
Chikweni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Zambia | 54 | 1:293,517 | 16,670 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikwenyi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chikwani | 88 | 678 | / |
| Shikweni | 88 | 575 | / |
| Chikwena | 88 | 353 | / |
| Chikwene | 88 | 59 | / |
| Chikwini | 88 | 22 | / |
| Chikueni | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chikwenje | 82 | 260 | / |
| Chiekwene | 82 | 116 | / |
| Chikwenha | 82 | 51 | / |
| Chikwanhi | 82 | 43 | / |
| Chiekwena | 82 | 17 | / |
| Chikwanyi | 82 | 11 | / |
| Chukwueni | 82 | 6 | / |
| Chigwenyi | 82 | 5 | / |
| Chikwenhe | 82 | 3 | / |
| Tshikweni | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chingweni | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikwenge | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sikweni | 80 | 15 | / |
| Jikweni | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kikweni | 80 | 2 | / |
| Xikweni | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chukwuenyi | 78 | 16 | / |
| Chigwena | 75 | 142 | / |
| Chikwane | 75 | 118 | / |
| Shikwena | 75 | 64 | / |
| Kikwengi | 75 | 27 | / |
| Chukwani | 75 | 13 | / |
| Chekwene | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chekwani | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shigweni | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shikwene | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chukueni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigwene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiqueni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shikwini | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sikgweni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chekweny | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chekwena | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiquenoi | 71 | 126 | / |
| Chukwuene | 71 | 107 | / |
| Shiekwene | 71 | 11 | / |
| Khiekwene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chigwanhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shingweni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shikweene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiguenoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chekwanyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiegwene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chickwine | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sigweni | 67 | 108 | / |
| Kikwini | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kikwene | 67 | 27 | / |
| Sikwini | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chiquejnoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sekweni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chukwueneh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zikwini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zekweni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kikueni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chukwueyne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikwene | 67 | 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 Chikweni
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