Chakanaka Surname
Approximately 388 people bear this surname
Chakanaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 386 | 1:39,995 | 6,171 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chakanaka (331) may also be a first name.
Chakanaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chakanaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chakanaka is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakanaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chakanaka is the 742,570th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chakanaka are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 481,336th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 331 people.
The surname Chakanaka is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 386 people, or 1 in 39,995. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 26 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 24 percent live and Midlands Province, where 15 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cakanaka | 94 | 4 | / |
| Chakanake | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chakkanakath | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chakonaika | 84 | 38 | / |
| Tchokanaka | 84 | 23 | / |
| Zakanaka | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hakanoka | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chakonaikaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chakoneka | 78 | 121 | / |
| Chacanaca | 78 | 49 | / |
| Chakonoka | 78 | 10 | / |
| Hakanoko | 71 | 58 | / |
| Chokhotnakit | 57 | 4 | / |
| Tsakonakos | 53 | 27 | / |
| Tsakonakou | 53 | 21 | / |
| Chaucanoce | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Chakanaka
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