Chakawuya Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chakawuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chakawuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe741:208,62523,867
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chakawuya (40) may also be a first name.

Chakawuya Last Name Facts

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

Chakawuya is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chakawuya.

How Common Is The Last Name Chakawuya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,152,526th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chakawuya reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chakawuya is also the 1,614,485th most common forename internationally It is held by 40 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 208,625. In Zimbabwe Chakawuya is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 30 percent reside, Harare Province, where 28 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe Chakawuya exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chakavuya8974/
Chakaway821/
Chakawayi7813/
Tchakawai781/
Khaykawiya741/
Chekaway718/
Hakaboya713/
Chakabey711/
Hakabeya711/
Hackaway710/
Chekavaya67136/
Tchakabou673/
Chakabeyo671/
Chakaybou671/

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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 Chakawuya
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