Tchikwa Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Tchikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Tchikwa (21) may also be a first name.
Tchikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tchikwa is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tchikwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchikwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,808,717th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Tchikwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchikwa live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Chadic Africa. Tchikwa is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 21 people.
Tchikwa is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 441,895. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 70 percent live, North Region, where 21 percent live and West Region, where 4 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, 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 Tchikwa
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