Kichawele Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kichawele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kichawele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2241:236,34619,344
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kichawele (13) may also be a first name.

Kichawele Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kichawele Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kichawele is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kichawele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kichawele is the 1,073,555th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kichawele reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 236,346. In Tanzania Kichawele is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 50 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 38 percent live and Arusha Region, where 4 percent live. Beside Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kichaweele959/
Kichale888/
Koichale822/
Khichale821/
Kitchale821/
Kechale7562/
Kikhale7539/
Kicheal756/
Kichile755/
Kicheul751/
Chichavele741/
Ketchale7125/
Khikhale7114/
Koychale7112/
Kitcheel713/
Kucheile713/
Kichojal711/
Kitcheal711/
Kijabele711/
Kichaula711/
Ketchalee672/
Chichavel671/
Kidzayele671/

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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
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  • 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 Kichawele
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