Chikweo Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Chikweo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
Chikweo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikweo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chikweo is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chikweo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikweo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikweo are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Ruvuma Region, where 67 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 17 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent are found.
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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 Chikweo
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