Chiokwa Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Chiokwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chiokwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiokwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiokwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chiokwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiokwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chiokwa is the 1,710,039th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name Chiokwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiokwa reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria Chiokwa is primarily found in: Rivers, where 89 percent are found, Lagos, where 2 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Chiokwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 1 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiokhwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chiakwa | 86 | 610 | / |
| Chiokwe | 86 | 148 | / |
| Chijokwe | 80 | 229 | / |
| Cheokwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiakwoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchiakwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiangkwa | 75 | 60 | / |
| Chijongwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hajokwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chiakwe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chiagwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chiakwo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chiakwi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chiogua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zhiokwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshiakwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chijogwe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chiagwah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chiankua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chiankwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiongwe | 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 Chiokwa
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