Chikwu Surname
1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 249 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Chikwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 249 | 1:711,417 | 32,711 |
Chikwu (41) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiekwu | 92 | 81 | / |
| Chuikwu | 92 | 10 | / |
| Chikwau | 92 | 2 | / |
| Chikweu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chikwuha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chukwu | 83 | 368,570 | / |
| Chekwu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Chigwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chiegwu | 77 | 438 | / |
| Chuckwu | 77 | 243 | / |
| Chukkwu | 77 | 51 | / |
| Chukwuu | 77 | 29 | / |
| Chukwwu | 77 | 23 | / |
| Chuukwu | 77 | 22 | / |
| Cheukwu | 77 | 19 | / |
| Chhukwu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Chukwuh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chukwhu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Chekwus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chuhkwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hchukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chukwui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chujkwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gikwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hekwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tchigwou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chucckwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chukkkwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheukwuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigbu | 67 | 8,096 | / |
| Chegwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chugwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hykwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchiogwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uanchukwu | 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 Chikwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis