Chakwa Surname
Approximately 782 people bear this surname
Chakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 357 | 1:44,398 | 4,301 |
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Chakwa (170) may also be a first name.
Chakwa Demographics
Chakwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chakwa is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 438,351st most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,319,112 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Chakwa reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 701,320th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 170 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 357 people, or 1 in 44,398. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Luapula Province, where 85 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 6 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Zambia Chakwa is found in 16 countries. It is also common 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 holding the Chakwa last name is primarily 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.
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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 Chakwa
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