Kichau Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Kichau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
Kichau (12) may also be a first name.
Kichau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kichau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kichau is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kichau.
How Common Is The Last Name Kichau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kichau is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Kichau occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Kichau live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,114,213. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 53 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 24 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 23 percent reside and Sweden, where 12 percent reside.
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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 Kichau
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