Chukw Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Chukw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 68 | 1:2,605,041 | 84,856 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chukw (19) may also be a first name.
Chukw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chukw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chukw is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chukw? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,152,526th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Chukw reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chukw is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 19 people.
The last name Chukw is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 16 percent live, Enugu, where 15 percent live and Rivers, where 12 percent live. Beside Nigeria Chukw occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 1 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 Chukw
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