Chakoma Surname
Approximately 1,719 people bear this surname
Chakoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 895 | 1:17,249 | 2,515 |
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| Tanzania | 376 | 1:140,802 | 12,942 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chakoma (40) may also be a first name.
Chakoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chakoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chakoma is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakoma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 234,353rd most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,239,410 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chakoma are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chakoma is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 40 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 895 people, or 1 in 17,249. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 15 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 15 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe Chakoma exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 26 percent are found and Tanzania, where 22 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
- 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 Chakoma
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