Chakafa Surname
Approximately 201 people bear this surname
Chakafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 199 | 1:77,579 | 11,409 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chakafa (14) may also be a first name.
Chakafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chakafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chakafa (Bengali: চাকফা) occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chakafa.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakafa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,181,191st most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. The surname Chakafa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chakafa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chakafa is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 14 people.
This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 77,579. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 62 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent live and Harare Province, where 11 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 0 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakafa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hakaufa | 86 | 9 | / |
| Zhakafa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tshakafa | 80 | 24 | / |
| Jakafa | 77 | 16 | / |
| Hakofa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hakafi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chakhapha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chakkaphat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chaikhapha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dzakafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chakaveh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Chakoufi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tchokofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaucafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaikapho | 63 | 10 | / |
| Haakafoss | 63 | 10 | / |
| Chakkoufi | 63 | 9 | / |
| Chekhoffa | 63 | 2 | / |
| Tchokoffa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Choukaife | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jokafa | 62 | 2 | / |
| Zokafa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Haqafi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Khokafi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chokoufe | 53 | 2 | / |
| Zakhoufa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Tsakafou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hacheifa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Choukeife | 50 | 1 | / |
Chakafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chakafa in the Bengali language | ||
| চাকফা | cakapha | - |
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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 Chakafa
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