Chauka Surname
Approximately 659 people bear this surname
Chauka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Tanzania | 148 | 1:357,714 | 26,551 |
| South Africa | 95 | 1:570,292 | 44,274 |
| Papua New Guinea | 89 | 1:91,615 | 12,219 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chauka (234) may also be a first name.
Chauka Demographics
Average Chauka Salary in
South Africa
R 174,840
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chauka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chauka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chauka (Hindi: चौका, Marathi: चौका, Oriya: ଚାଉକା) is found most in Malawi. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chauka.
How Common Is The Last Name Chauka? popularity and diffusion
Chauka is the 499,597th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 11,058,492 people. The surname Chauka occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Chauka live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chauka is also the 585,759th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 234 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Besides Malawi this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 22 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.
Chauka Last Name Statistics demography
Chauka earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.43% less than the national average, earning R 174,840 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chauka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chauka in the Marathi language | ||
| चौका | cauka | - |
| Chauka in the Hindi language | ||
| चौका | cauka | 98.75 |
| चउका | ca'uka | 1.25 |
| Chauka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାଉକା | ca'uka | 66.67 |
| ଚଉକା | ca'uka | 33.33 |
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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 Chauka
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