Chabuka Surname
Approximately 3,455 people bear this surname
Chabuka Surname Definition:
Chabuka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who crosses the water.
Chabuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,196 | 1:7,796 | 1,159 |
| Zimbabwe | 903 | 1:17,097 | 2,500 |
| Zambia | 296 | 1:53,547 | 4,989 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Chabuka (58) may also be a first name.
Chabuka Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chabuka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who crosses the water.
Chabuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chabuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chabuka is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chabuka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chabuka is the 130,893rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,109,275 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chabuka are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chabuka is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 58 people.
Chabuka is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 2,196 people, or 1 in 7,796. Beside Malawi it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent live and Zambia, where 9 percent live.
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Footnotes
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