Chenka Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Chenka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| Ukraine | 21 | 1:2,167,747 | 147,417 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chenka (76) may also be a first name.
Chenka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chenka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chenka (Arabic: شنكا, Georgian: ჩენკა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻨﻜﻪ, Hindi: चेनका, Russian: Ченька) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chenka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,828,462nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Chenka live; 26 percent live in West Africa and 26 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Chenka is also the 1,107,702nd most widely held first name internationally, held by 76 people.
The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon it is most common in: North Region, where 50 percent live, Far North Region, where 33 percent live and Northwest Region, where 17 percent live. Not including Cameroon Chenka exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 21 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chenka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chenka in the Georgian language | ||
| ჩენკა | chenka | - |
| Chenka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻨﻜﻪ | shnkh | - |
| Chenka in the Hindi language | ||
| चेनका | cenaka | - |
| Chenka in the Russian language | ||
| Ченька | cenka | - |
| Chenka in the Arabic language | ||
| شنكا | shnka | - |
| تشينكا | tshynka | - |
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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 Chenka
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