View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Where Does The Last Name Chakwa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Chakwa is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chakwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chakwa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Chakwa is the 438,351^st most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,319,112 people. The last name Chakwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Chakwa are found; 49 percent are found in Southern Africa and 49 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 701,320^th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 170 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 357 people, or 1 in 44,398. In Zambia Chakwa is mostly found in: Luapula Province, where 85 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 6 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 37 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Chakwa Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

Chakwa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.24% less than the national average, earning $31,396 USD per year.