Chapu Surname
Approximately 2,506 people bear this surname
Chapu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 794 | 1:19,444 | 2,887 |
| Zambia | 446 | 1:35,538 | 3,583 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Tanzania | 235 | 1:225,283 | 18,694 |
| Thailand | 218 | 1:324,029 | 55,878 |
| Kenya | 213 | 1:216,807 | 15,399 |
| France | 175 | 1:379,558 | 56,305 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Namibia | 20 | 1:120,470 | 9,225 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Chapu (699) may also be a first name.
Chapu Demographics
Average Chapu Salary in
United States
$118,708 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chapu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chapu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chapu (Bengali: চাপু, Hindi: चापू, Marathi: चापू, Oriya: ଚାପୁ) is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chapu.
How Common Is The Last Name Chapu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 171,745th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,908,039 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Chapu live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 312,567th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 699 people.
The surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 794 people, or 1 in 19,444. In Zimbabwe Chapu is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 24 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 23 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 18 percent reside and Ghana, where 11 percent reside.
Chapu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Chapu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Chapu surname grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chapu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Chapu last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Chapu earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 175.11% more than the national average, earning $118,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.56% less than the national average, earning $40,464 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chapu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chapu in the Bengali language | ||
| চাপু | capu | - |
| Chapu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାପୁ | capu | - |
| Chapu in the Marathi language | ||
| चापू | capu | 43.97 |
| चापु | capu | 40.52 |
| चपु | capu | 9.48 |
| चामु | camu | 3.45 |
| बापू | bapu | 0.86 |
| चपू | capu | 0.86 |
| चाचु | cacu | 0.86 |
| Chapu in the Hindi language | ||
| चापू | capu | 34.48 |
| चापु | capu | 20.69 |
| छापु | chapu | 20.69 |
| चपू | capu | 13.79 |
| छापू | chapu | 6.9 |
| चपु | capu | 3.45 |
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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 Chapu
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