Chikweye Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chikweye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikweye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe581:266,17728,032
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chikweye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chikweye Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chikweye is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikweye? popularity and diffusion

Chikweye is the 2,506,728th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Chikweye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikweye are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 266,177. In Zimbabwe Chikweye is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 31 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 29 percent live and Midlands Province, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 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 Chikweye
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