Chakanetsa Surname

138,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chakanetsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chakanetsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3,1851:4,847464
England261:2,143,00282,017
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Chakanetsa (2,764) may also be a first name.

Chakanetsa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chakanetsa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chakanetsa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chakanetsa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 138,286th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,252,023 people. Chakanetsa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chakanetsa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chakanetsa is also the 138,936th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 2,764 people.

It is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 3,185 people, or 1 in 4,847. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland East Province, where 35 percent are found, Harare Province, where 21 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 11 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Chakanetsa
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