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) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chakana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 171,863rd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,910,362 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chakana reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chakana is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly used forename globally It is held by 81 people.
Chakana is most commonly occurring 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 also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Zambia, where 4 percent are found.
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
- 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 Chakana
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