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
The last name Chakai (Bengali: চাকই, Hindi: चकई, Marathi: चाकाई, Oriya: ଚକାଇ) occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 679,794th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. Chakai is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Chakai are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 555,528th most frequent first name globally, held by 257 people.
This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 304 people, or 1 in 128,419. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Yumbe District, where 90 percent reside, Koboko District, where 5 percent reside and Moyo District, where 4 percent reside. Other than Uganda Chakai occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.
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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