Chikweto Surname
Approximately 376 people bear this surname
Chikweto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 289 | 1:53,420 | 8,102 |
| Zambia | 81 | 1:195,678 | 12,934 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Chikweto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikweto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chikweto occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikweto? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 760,012th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 19,381,771 people. Chikweto is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chikweto are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chikweto is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 53,420. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 51 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 26 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 10 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe Chikweto exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 22 percent live and Grenada, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikweta | 88 | 57 | / |
| Chikwato | 88 | 22 | / |
| Chikwoto | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chukwueto | 82 | 74 | / |
| Chiekweta | 82 | 19 | / |
| Chukwuetoo | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chikwata | 75 | 2,407 | / |
| Chiqueto | 75 | 602 | / |
| Chikwita | 75 | 241 | / |
| Chigweta | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chigwato | 75 | 6 | / |
| Chigueto | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chekwoto | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chukweta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chekweta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinkwita | 71 | 866 | / |
| Chiquetto | 71 | 585 | / |
| Tshikweta | 71 | 75 | / |
| Chingweta | 71 | 17 | / |
| Chekwatoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiguetto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiquieto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikwatah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ciqueto | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gikweta | 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 Chikweto
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