Chataka Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Chataka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chataka (59) may also be a first name.
Chataka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chataka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chataka (Hindi: चटाका, Marathi: चाटका, Oriya: ଚଟକା) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chataka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chataka is the 3,798,600th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Chataka occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Chataka reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 59 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 3,114,213. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 53 percent reside, Mtwara Region, where 24 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 24 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chataka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chataka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚଟକା | cataka | - |
| Chataka in the Marathi language | ||
| चाटका | cataka | - |
| Chataka in the Hindi language | ||
| चटाका | cataka | 57.14 |
| चटका | cataka | 38.1 |
| चताका | cataka | 4.76 |
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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 Chataka
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