Chakuza Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chakuza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chakuza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1111:416,03522,860
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Chakuza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chakuza has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chakuza? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,620,164th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chakuza live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 416,035. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 97 percent live, Kakamega County, where 1 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya Chakuza exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.

Chakuza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chakudza931,133/
Chakuiza931/
Chaikuza931/
Hakuza92119/
Chakuzi86165/
Chakusa86130/
Chokuza867/
Chakoza864/
Hakuuza861/
Khakuza861/
Chakhouzai821/
Khakhuza8015/
Chakausa809/
Chokudza801/
Chokuzha801/
Chakucha801/
Ciakuiza801/
Chakouzi801/
Chacueza801/
Zakuza771,197/
Jakuza7712/
Hakuča777/
Hakuzi772/
Hakuca772/
Hakuze771/
Cacuza771/
Tshakuiza7562/
Chokoza7180/
Hakucsa719/
Chakisa714/
Zakhuza713/
Jakudza713/
Chakusi711/
Chekuzo711/
Hakucha711/
Chakuso711/
Cacuzza711/
Chekutsa6779/
Khokhuza674/
Khakhuze671/
Choquiza671/

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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 Chakuza
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