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
The last name Chaka (Georgian: ჩაკა, Hindi: चका, Marathi: चका, Oriya: ଚକା, Russian: Чака, Tibetan: སྤྱ་ཀ།) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 18,398th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 243,161 people. The surname Chaka is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chaka reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Chaka is also the 13,573rd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 71,882 people.
The last name is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 10,786 people, or 1 in 9,044. Aside from Ethiopia this surname exists in 70 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 19 percent are found and South Africa, where 16 percent are found.
Chaka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Chaka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chaka last name increased 657 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Chaka last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Christian (61%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Chaka surname are 0.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party 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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