Chauga Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Chauga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chauga (4) may also be a first name.
Chauga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chauga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chauga (Hindi: चौगा, Marathi: चौग) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chauga.
How Common Is The Last Name Chauga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Chauga occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Chauga reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chauga is also the 6,192,526th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 4 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Chauga is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 50 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 50 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chauga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chauga in the Hindi language | ||
| चौगा | cauga | - |
| Chauga in the Marathi language | ||
| चौग | cauga | 50 |
| चऊगा | ca'uga | 50 |
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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 Chauga
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