Chakaya Surname
Approximately 521 people bear this surname
Chakaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 500 | 1:92,360 | 8,265 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 1:3,087,648 | 114,684 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chakaya (248) may also be a first name.
Chakaya Demographics
Chakaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chakaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chakaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chakaya (Oriya: ଚାକୟା) occurs most in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 597,433rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 13,987,612 people. The last name Chakaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chakaya live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 566,287th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 248 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 500 people, or 1 in 92,360. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 85 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 11 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Chakaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (83%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chakaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chakaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାକୟା | cakaya | 33.33 |
| ଚକୟା | cakaya | 33.33 |
| ଚକାୟା | cakaya | 33.33 |
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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 Chakaya
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