Chakwana Surname

97,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chakwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chakwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,6921:6,359913
Zimbabwe1,6091:9,5951,189
Zambia5481:28,9232,994
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Chakwana (58) may also be a first name.

Chakwana Last Name Facts

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

Chakwana occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chakwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chakwana is the 97,236th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,492,432 people. The surname Chakwana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chakwana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chakwana is also the 1,295,729th most common forename at a global level It is held by 58 people.

The last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,692 people, or 1 in 6,359. Apart from Malawi this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent live and Zambia, where 11 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Chakwana
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