Chakwama Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Chakwama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Chakwama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chakwama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chakwama is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakwama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Chakwama is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chakwama live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 89 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Chakwama is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakwama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shakwaama | 82 | 4 | / |
| Sakwama | 80 | 20 | / |
| Zakwama | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hakuama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchakwamou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chagwamo | 75 | 9 | / |
| Khakwami | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chacuama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chekwema | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shankuama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caguama | 67 | 27 | / |
| Siagwama | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sacuhama | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chekwemoi | 59 | 2,089 | / |
| Chekwemei | 59 | 19 | / |
| Chekwomoi | 59 | 8 | / |
| Shokuhama | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chekwemey | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chekwuemea | 56 | 1 | / |
| Shasquamau | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sagbama | 53 | 201 | / |
| Jaguama | 53 | 3 | / |
| Cacuamo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Haquame | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zaguama | 53 | 1 | / |
| Songwama | 50 | 2 | / |
| Hanguame | 50 | 1 | / |
| Honguama | 50 | 1 | / |
| Zaukuamo | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Chakwama
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