Chaka Surname
Approximately 29,970 people bear this surname
Chaka Surname Definition:
Chaka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: year.
Chaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 10,786 | 1:9,044 | 1,383 |
| Kenya | 5,828 | 1:7,924 | 1,048 |
| South Africa | 4,673 | 1:11,594 | 1,445 |
| Zimbabwe | 2,252 | 1:6,855 | 762 |
| Lesotho | 1,475 | 1:1,378 | 120 |
| Tanzania | 1,303 | 1:40,631 | 4,645 |
| Zambia | 702 | 1:22,578 | 2,430 |
| Namibia | 337 | 1:7,150 | 1,402 |
| Nigeria | 323 | 1:548,430 | 26,767 |
| France | 322 | 1:206,282 | 32,050 |
| Iran | 266 | 1:288,656 | 20,734 |
| DR Congo | 253 | 1:292,014 | 26,830 |
| Botswana | 232 | 1:9,426 | 1,714 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| United States | 184 | 1:1,969,886 | 126,972 |
| Belarus | 117 | 1:81,206 | 12,912 |
| India | 112 | 1:6,848,798 | 152,966 |
| Ivory Coast | 84 | 1:274,658 | 10,624 |
| Uganda | 77 | 1:507,004 | 28,868 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Russia | 71 | 1:2,029,902 | 125,931 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| Seychelles | 35 | 1:2,640 | 506 |
| Greece | 30 | 1:369,326 | 50,921 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Chaka (71,882) may also be a first name.
Chaka Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chaka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: year.
Chaka Demographics
Chaka Political Affiliation
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Chaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chaka (Georgian: ჩაკა, Hindi: चका, Marathi: चका, Oriya: ଚକା, Russian: Чака, Tibetan: སྤྱ་ཀ།) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Chaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 18,398th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 243,161 people. The surname Chaka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chaka are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 36 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 13,573rd most common given name on earth, borne by 71,882 people.
It is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 10,786 people, or 1 in 9,044. Outside of Ethiopia this surname occurs in 70 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 16 percent reside.
Chaka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chaka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 657 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Christian (61%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Chaka surname are 0.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.05% being registered with the political party.
The amount Chaka earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.77% less than the national average, earning R 145,512 per year; in United States they earn 6.44% less than the national average, earning $40,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.46% less than the national average, earning $26,598 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chaka in the Georgian language | ||
| ჩაკა | chaka | - |
| Chaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚକା | caka | 95.48 |
| ଚକ | caka | 0.9 |
| ଚାକ | caka | 0.45 |
| ଚାକା | caka | 0.45 |
| ଅିକା | aika | 0.23 |
| ଚାକିଆ | caki'a | 0.23 |
| Chaka in the Hindi language | ||
| चका | caka | 92.06 |
| चाका | caka | 4.76 |
| छका | chaka | 3.17 |
| Chaka in the Marathi language | ||
| चका | caka | 52.94 |
| चाका | caka | 35.29 |
| चाकेा | cakea | 11.76 |
| Chaka in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྤྱ་ཀ། | chaka | 33.33 |
| ལྕག་ཀ། | chakka | 33.33 |
| ལྕགས་ཀ། | chakka | 16.67 |
| ཅགས་ཀ། | chakka | 16.67 |
| Chaka in the Russian language | ||
| Чака | caka | - |
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