Chakatsa Surname
Approximately 356 people bear this surname
Chakatsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 353 | 1:5,758 | 1,193 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Chakatsa (41) may also be a first name.
Chakatsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chakatsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chakatsa occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakatsa? popularity and diffusion
Chakatsa is the 791,719th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chakatsa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chakatsa is also the 1,590,275th most widely held given name globally, borne by 41 people.
The last name Chakatsa is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 5,758. In Lesotho Chakatsa is mostly found in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 52 percent live, Berea District, where 20 percent live and Quthing District, where 10 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakatsa | 93 | 6 | / |
| Khakatsa | 88 | 3 | / |
| Chakaza | 80 | 720 | / |
| Hakatza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshakatsha | 78 | 47 | / |
| Chakhaza | 75 | 2,981 | / |
| Tsakatsa | 75 | 617 | / |
| Chakacha | 75 | 378 | / |
| Chakadza | 75 | 9 | / |
| Hakatshi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chakazha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jakatsha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Choketsa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chakkaza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chakhadza | 71 | 131 | / |
| Cakaca | 71 | 59 | / |
| Chakadzha | 71 | 7 | / |
| Choeketsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakacha | 67 | 107 | / |
| Chakoza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chacaca | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chacaza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhakaza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chakeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakaiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokotsa | 67 | 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 Chakatsa
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