Chioko Surname
Approximately 2,111 people bear this surname
Chioko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,778 | 1:9,628 | 1,495 |
| Zimbabwe | 254 | 1:60,780 | 9,171 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Zambia | 24 | 1:660,413 | 25,715 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Chioko (61) may also be a first name.
Chioko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chioko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chioko occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chioko? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chioko is the 198,162nd most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,452,177 people. The last name Chioko is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chioko are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most common first name in the world It is held by 61 people.
The last name Chioko is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 1,778 people, or 1 in 9,628. Not including Malawi it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, 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 Chioko
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