Chaba Surname
Approximately 12,024 people bear this surname
Chaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,109 | 1:17,426 | 2,192 |
| Tanzania | 1,818 | 1:29,121 | 3,474 |
| Zambia | 1,158 | 1:13,687 | 1,574 |
| Algeria | 1,004 | 1:38,478 | 6,965 |
| Thailand | 970 | 1:72,823 | 9,533 |
| Poland | 737 | 1:51,572 | 8,135 |
| Botswana | 629 | 1:3,477 | 474 |
| Nigeria | 479 | 1:369,818 | 19,753 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| India | 389 | 1:1,971,890 | 67,959 |
| Lesotho | 298 | 1:6,821 | 1,452 |
| DR Congo | 280 | 1:263,856 | 24,810 |
| Canada | 123 | 1:299,558 | 27,752 |
| Niger | 81 | 1:236,938 | 7,651 |
| United States | 72 | 1:5,034,152 | 256,679 |
| Israel | 64 | 1:133,713 | 14,383 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Czechia | 20 | 1:531,673 | 54,411 |
| Ukraine | 19 | 1:2,395,931 | 155,639 |
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| Lebanon | 15 | 1:375,806 | 11,209 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Moldova | 8 | 1:445,171 | 30,722 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Chába (25) are calculated separately.
Chaba (5,531) may also be a first name.
Chaba Demographics
Chaba Political Affiliation
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Chaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chaba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺑﻪ, Hindi: चाबा, Marathi: छबा, Oriya: ଚବା, Russian: Чаба, Tibetan: ཙ་བ་) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Chába. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 43,294th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 606,083 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Chaba reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chaba is also the 90,221st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 5,531 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,109 people, or 1 in 17,426. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 39 percent reside, Gauteng, where 35 percent reside and North West, where 11 percent reside. Beside South Africa Chaba is found in 62 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 15 percent reside and Zambia, where 10 percent reside.
Chaba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chaba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chaba last name grew 1,029 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chaba Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chaba last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% registered with the party.
The amount Chaba earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.3% less than the national average, earning 178,919 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.88% less than the national average, earning R 169,020 per year; in United States they earn 16.77% less than the national average, earning $35,914 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.5% more than the national average, earning $51,420 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chaba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chaba in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཙ་བ་ | tsawa | - |
| Chaba in the Hindi language | ||
| चाबा | caba | 70.15 |
| छबा | chaba | 26.87 |
| छाब | chaba | 1.49 |
| चबा | caba | 1.49 |
| Chaba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺑﻪ | alshabh | 66.28 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺑﺔ | alshabt | 12.79 |
| ﺷﺎﺑﻪ | shabh | 9.3 |
| ﺷﺎﺏ | shab | 3.49 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺏ | alshab | 2.33 |
| ﺷﺎﺑﺔ | shabt | 1.16 |
| ﺍﺷﺎﺑﻪ | ashabh | 1.16 |
| ﺍﺷﺎﺑﺔ | ashabt | 1.16 |
| ﺃﺷﺎﺑﻪ | ashabh | 1.16 |
| ﺷﺎﺑﻮ | shabw | 1.16 |
| Chaba in the Marathi language | ||
| छबा | chaba | 60 |
| चबा | caba | 26.67 |
| चाबा | caba | 6.67 |
| चाब | caba | 6.67 |
| Chaba in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚବା | caba | 50 |
| ଚାବା | caba | 33.33 |
| ଚବ | caba | 16.67 |
| Chaba in the Russian language | ||
| Чаба | caba | - |
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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
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