Chakana Surname
Approximately 2,504 people bear this surname
Chakana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,196 | 1:7,796 | 1,159 |
| South Africa | 119 | 1:455,275 | 38,276 |
| Zambia | 99 | 1:160,100 | 11,305 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Chakana (81) may also be a first name.
Chakana Demographics
Average Chakana Salary in
South Africa
R 86,280
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chakana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chakana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chakana (Hindi: चकना, Marathi: चकना, Oriya: ଚକନା) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chakana is the 171,863rd most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,910,362 people. The last name Chakana is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chakana live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most common first name throughout the world, held by 81 people.
The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 2,196 people, or 1 in 7,796. Aside from Malawi this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent live and Zambia, where 4 percent live.
Chakana Last Name Statistics demography
Chakana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.69% less than the national average, earning R 86,280 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chakana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chakana in the Hindi language | ||
| चकना | cakana | - |
| Chakana in the Marathi language | ||
| चकना | cakana | - |
| Chakana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚକନା | cakana | 66.67 |
| ଚାକନା | cakana | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Chakana
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