Chaku Surname

250,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Chaku Surname Definition:

Chaku is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: belonging to (Prefix).

Chaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4761:1,611,48259,236
Uganda3381:115,50111,142
Nigeria1741:1,018,06242,870
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Zimbabwe1141:135,42317,730
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Solomon Islands491:11,8372,134
Ukraine381:1,197,966104,401
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
England81:6,964,757184,742
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Wales51:618,90625,852
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397

Chaku (1,590) may also be a first name.

Chaku Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chaku is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: belonging to (Prefix).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chaku Last Name Facts

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

Chaku (Hindi: चकू, Marathi: चाकू, Oriya: ଚାକୁ, Russian: Чаку, Tibetan: ལྕགས་སྐུ།) has its highest incidence in India. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 250,267th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,597,821 people. The last name Chaku occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Chaku reside; 30 percent reside in South Asia and 28 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Chaku is also the 193,895th most frequently held given name globally, held by 1,590 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 476 people, or 1 in 1,611,482. In India Chaku is most common in: West Bengal, where 46 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 13 percent are found and Delhi, where 8 percent are found. Not including India this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.

Chaku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Chaku last name is predominantly Muslim (72%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Chaku last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Chaku earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.76% more than the national average, earning $66,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chakou911,100/
Chakhu91291/
Chakku9182/
Chacku9140/
Tchaku9138/
Chakui9116/
Chakau9114/
Chauku918/
Chaaku917/
Chaiku917/
Chakut917/
Chayku915/
Chhaku912/
Chakeu912/
Cheaku911/
Chatku911/
Haku891,020/
Caku89565/
Tchakou831,741/
Chakouh83487/
Chakkou83110/
Tchakui8331/
Tchakeu8329/
Chakouj8323/
Chaikou8321/
Chaskou8315/
Chakkhu8311/
Chaikui8310/
Chatkhu838/
Chaikut836/
Chaikhu834/
Chaikus834/
Chhakku833/
Chaugku832/
Cheakku831/
Dchakui831/
Chatkou831/
Cheakou831/
Chakoup831/
Chakous831/
Chakuha831/
Chakush831/
Tchakus831/
Chakout831/
Chaikuy831/
Chaekhu831/
Chatkut831/
Cakau801,950/
Hakui80682/
Hakou80587/
Khaku80496/
Hakku80398/
Cheku80284/
Hakhu80112/
Hakeu8058/
Hacku8049/
Choku8045/
Zhaku8028/
Hakau8027/
Chacu8024/
Caiku8020/
Cakou8019/
Haçku8018/
Cakku8017/
Haiku8010/
Hayku806/
Cayku804/
Cakui803/
Cakeu803/
Hakuh802/
Hauku802/
Cauku801/
Hakuy801/
Hahku801/
Hajku801/
Chaikhup7790/
Chaikhut7724/
Chatkhup7718/
Chaikhou775/
Chakkouh774/
Chaykhou773/
Tchaakou772/
Chakkuth771/
Tchaukeu771/
Tchaukui771/
Tchaikou771/
Tchakoud771/
Chaikoud771/
Hakkou734,825/
Khakhu732,049/
Khakuy731,792/
Haikou73511/
Haïkou73222/
Tshaku73221/
Chacuś73132/
Cheeku7381/
Chacou7361/
Chekku7348/
Hakouz7343/
Chakoo7336/
Haikau7335/
Haîkou7334/
Haykut7331/
Zhakau7328/
Chokou7319/
Chokku7318/
Haskus7315/
Haykuş7311/
Hajkus7310/
Hakaut739/
Hackou738/
Khakui737/
Hajkuś737/
Hakkhu736/
Zhaiku736/
Chokui736/
Haikhu735/
Chokhu735/
Chouku735/
Chakoe735/
Caikou734/
Zhakuy733/
Chekuu733/
Haikku732/
Haskut732/
Haukus732/
Chacus732/
Chekeu732/
Hakuue732/
Hakust732/
Khakku731/
Cakkuu731/
Chosku731/
Chocku731/
Chohku731/
Chokau731/
Chokut731/
Chaicu731/
Checku731/
Haasku731/
Csaaku731/
Chacau731/
Haukou731/
Khakeu731/
Hakouy731/
Hakeuh731/
Hakkau731/
Hajkut731/
Hahkou731/
Chokus731/
Chekau731/
Hausku731/
Khauku731/
Chuiku731/
Chacut731/
Chheku731/
Chekhu731/
Chokgu731/
Csaiku731/
Hatkau731/
Haidku731/
Hackut730/
Chakusowa71209/
Chakkouch714/
Tchakouyi711/
Choukou6710,376/
Zaku671,029/
Coku67699/
Khakhau67563/
Çaku67313/
Cacu67283/
Tchokou67113/
Hoku6792/
Tchokeu6754/
Khakheu6740/
Cakó6735/
Cheikou6727/
Hakkaus6719/
Cheekku6717/
Cheukou6714/
Choukeu6714/
Chuikeu6711/
Tchokui6710/
Chakkoo677/
Tchacou677/
Chekouh675/
Khaikhu674/
Chuikou673/
Hauskou673/
Chaicou673/
Chacoux673/
Cheukui672/
Chackoe671/
Chhokau671/
Zahakou671/
Hakoush671/
Haikous671/
Chockou671/
Chokhou671/
Choekou671/
Choikeu671/
Choukui671/
Chauqoe671/
Chadkhoush671/
Cheqkou671/
Cheukeu671/
Chaikoo671/
Hacu671/
Hachkou671/
Chaukoe671/
Chauqeu671/
Chaicut671/
Choykeu671/
Khakhuy671/
Haukuth670/
Hackuss670/
Chascou670/
Hackutt670/
Hauskau670/

Chaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chaku in the Oriya language
ଚାକୁcaku72.34
ଚକୁcaku21.28
ଛାକୁchaku4.26
ଛକୁchaku2.13
Chaku in the Hindi language
चकूcaku57.67
चकुcaku26.72
चाकूcaku11.9
चाकुcaku3.17
छकूchaku0.53
Chaku in the Tibetan language
ལྕགས་སྐུ།chakku50
ལྕགས་སྐུ་chakku25
ལྕ་སྐུ།chaku25
Chaku in the Marathi language
चाकूcaku41.96
चाकुcaku29.46
चकूcaku14.29
चकुcaku12.5
छकुchaku0.89
छाकोchako0.89
Chaku in the Russian language
Чакуcaku-

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