Chakwe Surname
Approximately 983 people bear this surname
Chakwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 709 | 1:74,671 | 7,768 |
| South Africa | 133 | 1:407,351 | 35,714 |
| Zimbabwe | 90 | 1:171,536 | 20,949 |
| Zambia | 23 | 1:689,127 | 26,212 |
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Chakwe (19) may also be a first name.
Chakwe Demographics
Chakwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chakwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chakwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chakwe (Marathi: चकवे) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Chakwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chakwe is the 366,594th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,413,577 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chakwe reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 19 people.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 709 people, or 1 in 74,671. In Tanzania Chakwe is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 60 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 15 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found.
Chakwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Chakwe last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Chakwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.71% less than the national average, earning R 98,112 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chakwe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chakwe in the Marathi language | ||
| चकवे | cakave | - |
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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 Chakwe
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