Chidaka Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Chidaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 112 | 1:472,693 | 32,330 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chidaka (56) may also be a first name.
Chidaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chidaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chidaka is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chidaka? popularity and diffusion
Chidaka is the 1,471,719th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chidaka reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chidaka is also the 1,321,957th most common given name globally It is held by 56 people.
This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 472,693. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 95 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 4 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Chidaka
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