Chikweru Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Chikweru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
Chikweru (27) may also be a first name.
Chikweru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikweru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikweru occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikweru? popularity and diffusion
Chikweru is the 1,955,159th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name Chikweru is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikweru live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chikweru is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 27 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria Chikweru is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 88 percent live, Lagos, where 8 percent live and Enugu, where 2 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 46 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
- 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 Chikweru
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