Chikwetu Surname
Approximately 946 people bear this surname
Chikwetu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 917 | 1:16,836 | 2,462 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Chikwetu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikwetu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chikwetu is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwetu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 377,677th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,703,537 people. Chikwetu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikwetu are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Chikwetu is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 917 people, or 1 in 16,836. In Zimbabwe Chikwetu is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 54 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 17 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Chikwetu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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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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- 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 Chikwetu
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