Chkwu Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Chkwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 110 | 1:1,610,389 | 60,100 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chkwu (15) may also be a first name.
Chkwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chkwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chkwu is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chkwu? popularity and diffusion
Chkwu is the 1,736,881st most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname Chkwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chkwu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held forename globally It is held by 15 people.
Chkwu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 1,610,389. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Enugu, where 35 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 25 percent are found and Delta, where 15 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Chkwu occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Chkwu
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