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) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chakunda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,718,748th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Chakunda live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chakunda is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 21 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 155,942. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 51 percent live, Midlands Province, where 26 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

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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