Chikwiri Surname
Approximately 887 people bear this surname
Chikwiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 523 | 1:32,733 | 4,882 |
| Zimbabwe | 346 | 1:44,619 | 6,864 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Chikwiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikwiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikwiri is found most frequently in Malawi. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikwiri? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 397,164th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,215,948 people. The last name Chikwiri is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chikwiri reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 523 people, or 1 in 32,733. Barring Malawi this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 39 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikwira | 88 | 1,809 | / |
| Chigwiri | 88 | 155 | / |
| Chikwire | 88 | 63 | / |
| Chikweri | 88 | 40 | / |
| Chikwaira | 82 | 129 | / |
| Chingwiri | 82 | 7 | / |
| Chinkwire | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikwaire | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikwera | 75 | 757 | / |
| Chikwere | 75 | 491 | / |
| Chigwira | 75 | 108 | / |
| Chikuira | 75 | 41 | / |
| Chigwire | 75 | 22 | / |
| Chiquiri | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chikwure | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiquieri | 71 | 20 | / |
| Tchiguiri | 71 | 18 | / |
| Chigwaira | 71 | 17 | / |
| Chukwurie | 71 | 15 | / |
| Chukwuire | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chekwerit | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chikwuera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chetkuiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Higwira | 67 | 51 | / |
| Cigwira | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chinkuhire | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gecwiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gicwiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchaiguiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higwire | 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
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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 Chikwiri
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