Chika Surname
Approximately 35,834 people bear this surname
Chika Surname Definition:
Chika is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a person that makes reed mats.
Read More About This SurnameChika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 23,373 | 1:7,579 | 880 |
| Japan | 7,482 | 1:17,087 | 2,031 |
| Malawi | 1,359 | 1:12,597 | 1,971 |
| Russia | 1,048 | 1:137,522 | 16,068 |
| Namibia | 491 | 1:4,907 | 920 |
| DR Congo | 465 | 1:158,881 | 16,459 |
| Zambia | 454 | 1:34,912 | 3,530 |
| Botswana | 154 | 1:14,201 | 2,743 |
| United States | 150 | 1:2,416,393 | 148,665 |
| Uganda | 121 | 1:322,639 | 21,815 |
| India | 93 | 1:8,248,015 | 171,602 |
| South Africa | 81 | 1:668,861 | 48,796 |
| Kazakhstan | 70 | 1:252,607 | 22,189 |
| Brazil | 67 | 1:3,195,139 | 92,032 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| Belarus | 43 | 1:220,955 | 27,273 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| Niger | 36 | 1:533,112 | 13,750 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Azerbaijan | 13 | 1:742,240 | 12,462 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Chiká (4) are calculated separately.
Chika (249,894) may also be a first name.
Chika Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chika is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a person that makes reed mats.
User-submitted Reference
The surname Chukwuka or Chika means 'God is greater'.
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Chika Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Chika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chika (Georgian: ჩიკა, Hindi: चीका, Marathi: चीका, Oriya: ଚିକା, Russian: Чика, Tibetan: ཅེ་ཀ།) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Chiká. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chika? popularity and diffusion
Chika is the 15,559th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 203,370 people. The surname Chika is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Chika live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,207th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 249,894 people.
Chika is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 23,373 people, or 1 in 7,579. In Nigeria Chika is primarily found in: Anambra, where 29 percent reside, Imo, where 16 percent reside and Sokoto, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 84 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 21 percent reside and Malawi, where 4 percent reside.
Chika Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chika has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chika last name rose 15,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chika Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Chika surname is chiefly Orthodox (65%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (82%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Chika surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Chika earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.23% less than the national average, earning R 82,620 per year and in United States they earn 7.37% less than the national average, earning $39,968 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chika Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chika in the Georgian language | ||
| ჩიკა | chika | - |
| Chika in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཅེ་ཀ། | chéka | - |
| Chika in the Marathi language | ||
| चीका | cika | - |
| Chika in the Hindi language | ||
| चीका | cika | 60 |
| चिका | cika | 35.56 |
| रुचिका | rucika | 4.44 |
| Chika in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିକା | cika | 57.14 |
| ଚିକ | cika | 28.57 |
| ଚୀକା | cika | 14.29 |
| Chika in the Russian language | ||
| Чика | cika | - |
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