Chagaka Surname

342,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chagaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chagaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6541:26,1763,951
Zimbabwe3271:47,2127,239
Tanzania861:615,60037,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chagaka (11) may also be a first name.

Chagaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chagaka occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chagaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 342,798th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,810,791 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chagaka are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chagaka is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name globally It is held by 11 people.

The last name Chagaka is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 654 people, or 1 in 26,176. Excluding Malawi it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 31 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chagakha9314/
Changaka939/
Chaggaka931/
Changaika881/
Chagaca864/
Chagako861/
Hagakad861/
Chagoka861/
Hangaika8081/
Changoka804/
Chaugake802/
Changake801/
Hagaki778/
Chang'oka7511/
Chegeka71221/
Hagooka71105/
Zagacka713/
Chagace711/
Hangaca711/
Hangoka711/
Haigaki711/
Hangaiko6755/
Hangaiki675/
Hangouka674/
Chagoiko673/
Changoko672/
Changaco671/
Hagaaaqa671/
Chougake671/

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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 Chagaka
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