Chakwesha Surname
Approximately 543 people bear this surname
Chakwesha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 533 | 1:28,965 | 4,451 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Chakwesha (39) may also be a first name.
Chakwesha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chakwesha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chakwesha is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakwesha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 578,557th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 13,420,895 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chakwesha are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 39 people.
The last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 533 people, or 1 in 28,965. In Zimbabwe Chakwesha is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 25 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 19 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chakwesa | 94 | 107 | / |
| Chagwesha | 89 | 354 | / |
| Chakwasha | 89 | 25 | / |
| Chakweshe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chakwehsa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chakwasa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chakwisa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chagwesa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chagwasha | 78 | 24 | / |
| Chagweshe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chanquesha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chaguesa | 71 | 25 | / |
| Chekwasa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chagwisa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chaquesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshakwisa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chakwiset | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haqueshah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekwesey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaquesas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchakwiza | 67 | 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 Chakwesha
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