Chakuwa Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Chakuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chakuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5271:74,0788,134
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Chakuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chakuwa is most common in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chakuwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Chakuwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 523,789th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,754,106 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chakuwa reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 527 people, or 1 in 74,078. In Uganda Chakuwa is most frequent in: Busia District, where 54 percent are found, Namayingo District, where 30 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.

Chakuwa Last Name Statistics demography

Chakuwa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.18% less than the national average, earning R 182,544 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chakuhwa931/
Hakuwa9218/
Cakuwa921/
Chokuwa86285/
Chekuwa8611/
Hakuwai866/
Haikuwa861/
Khakuwa861/
Tshakuwa804/
Chhakuva802/
Khakuywa801/
Chakouba801/
Hajkhuwa801/
Hakuwi772/
Zakuwa771/
Chakkuvay751/
Chakuwoth751/
Tchakuiva751/
Tchakouba751/
Hakauba7160/
Tsakuwa7138/
Dzakuwa7133/
Hokuwau719/
Zakouwa715/
Haikuwo714/
Jakkuwa714/
Chekiwa712/
Chakieva67314/
Chokueva6777/
Chekueva6725/
Chockuba6713/
Tsakouwa675/
Tsakkuwa675/
Chakoeva671/
Jahakuva671/
Chakoubi671/
Chaquiva671/

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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 Chakuwa
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