Chaluka Surname
Approximately 395 people bear this surname
Chaluka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 364 | 1:43,544 | 4,243 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
Chaluka (305) may also be a first name.
Chaluka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaluka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chaluka (Hindi: चालूका, Oriya: ଚାଲୁକା) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaluka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 733,258th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chaluka live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 504,078th most widely held forename in the world, held by 305 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 364 people, or 1 in 43,544. In Zambia Chaluka is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 34 percent live, Northern Province, where 28 percent live and Central Province, where 16 percent live. Apart from Zambia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chaluka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chaluka in the Hindi language | ||
| चालूका | caluka | - |
| Chaluka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାଲୁକା | caluka | - |
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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 Chaluka
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