Chakai Surname
Approximately 438 people bear this surname
Chakai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 304 | 1:128,419 | 11,921 |
| Algeria | 69 | 1:559,878 | 38,350 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chakai (257) may also be a first name.
Chakai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chakai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chakai (Bengali: চাকই, Hindi: चकई, Marathi: चाकाई, Oriya: ଚକାଇ) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakai? popularity and diffusion
Chakai is the 679,794th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. Chakai is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Chakai live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 555,528th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 257 people.
The surname Chakai is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 128,419. In Uganda Chakai is primarily found in: Yumbe District, where 90 percent live, Koboko District, where 5 percent live and Moyo District, where 4 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 16 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chakai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chakai in the Bengali language | ||
| চাকই | caka'i | - |
| Chakai in the Hindi language | ||
| चकई | caka'i | 90 |
| चकाई | caka'i | 5 |
| चकइ | caka'i | 5 |
| Chakai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚକାଇ | caka'i | 60 |
| ଚକଇ | caka'i | 40 |
| Chakai in the Marathi language | ||
| चाकाई | caka'i | 50 |
| चकई | caka'i | 33.33 |
| चकाई | caka'i | 16.67 |
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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 Chakai
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