Chakunda Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chakunda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chakunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe991:155,94219,667
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chakunda (21) may also be a first name.

Chakunda Last Name Facts

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

Chakunda (Oriya: ଚକୁ) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chakunda? popularity and diffusion

Chakunda is the 1,718,748th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chakunda reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most common given name globally It is held by 21 people.

Chakunda is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 155,942. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 51 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 26 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 12 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chakunda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chakunda in the Oriya language
ଚକୁcaku40
ଚାକୁାcakua40
ଚାକୁାତାିcakuatai20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chakunda
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