Chakawa Surname

170,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chakawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chakawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,8691:8,260969
Zambia5431:29,1903,022
Japan571:2,242,88229,184
Botswana221:99,40615,343
England111:5,065,278148,650
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Chakawa (101) may also be a first name.

Chakawa Last Name Facts

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

Chakawa is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chakawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 170,657th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,886,157 people. Chakawa is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chakawa are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most common given name globally, borne by 101 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,869 people, or 1 in 8,260. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 19 percent are found, Harare Province, where 17 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 22 percent are found and Japan, where 2 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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  • 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 Chakawa
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