Chapeka Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chapeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chapeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Chapeka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chapeka is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chapeka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chapeka is the 3,957,383rd most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Chapeka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Chapeka reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Chapeka is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania Chapeka is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 75 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 44 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Chapeka
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