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
Chakatsa is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakatsa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chakatsa is the 791,719th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chakatsa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 41 people.
It is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 353 people, or 1 in 5,758. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 52 percent are found, Berea District, where 20 percent are found and Quthing District, where 10 percent are found. Other than Lesotho Chakatsa exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
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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