Chilekeni Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Chilekeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 111 | 1:142,792 | 10,391 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chilekeni (88) may also be a first name.
Chilekeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilekeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chilekeni is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilekeni? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,718,748th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chilekeni live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 88 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 142,792. In Zambia it is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 80 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 18 percent are found and Central Province, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Zambia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilekeni | 94 | 18 | / |
| Chilekani | 89 | 9 | / |
| Shilekeni | 89 | 6 | / |
| Chelekeni | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chileceni | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shielekeni | 84 | 1 | / |
| Zilekeni | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chilakani | 78 | 176 | / |
| Chilikani | 78 | 26 | / |
| Chelekani | 78 | 3 | / |
| Kilekenyi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chelikeni | 78 | 1 | / |
| Koilekeni | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chilekane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sheelekeni | 74 | 229 | / |
| Tshilekena | 74 | 34 | / |
| Chillikani | 74 | 4 | / |
| Chilakaani | 74 | 3 | / |
| Cheilikani | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chillakeny | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chihlakani | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chilikaani | 74 | 1 | / |
| Helekena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chelikani | 67 | 2,419 | / |
| Chelakani | 67 | 102 | / |
| Chelikoni | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chiliconi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelikene | 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 Chilekeni
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