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 last name Chakwa is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 438,351st most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 9,319,112 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Chakwa live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 701,320th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 170 people.
The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 357 people, or 1 in 44,398. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Luapula Province, where 85 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 6 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia it exists 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 carrying the surname is principally 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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