Choga Surname
Approximately 8,377 people bear this surname
Choga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 4,012 | 1:3,848 | 329 |
| Tanzania | 2,249 | 1:23,540 | 2,898 |
| Japan | 974 | 1:131,257 | 7,048 |
| Kenya | 699 | 1:66,066 | 6,342 |
| South Africa | 210 | 1:257,989 | 26,009 |
| Cameroon | 53 | 1:391,869 | 33,952 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Choga (1,108) may also be a first name.
Choga Demographics
Average Choga Salary in
United States
$101,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Choga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Choga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Choga (Hindi: चोगा, Marathi: चोगा, Oriya: ଚଗା) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Choga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Choga? popularity and diffusion
Choga is the 60,172nd most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 869,947 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Choga live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 239,625th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 1,108 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 4,012 people, or 1 in 3,848. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 19 percent reside, Harare Province, where 18 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 17 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 27 percent reside and Japan, where 12 percent reside.
Choga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (72%) in Kenya.
The amount Choga earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.89% less than the national average, earning R 116,700 per year and in United States they earn 134.75% more than the national average, earning $101,292 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Choga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Choga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚଗା | caga | - |
| Choga in the Marathi language | ||
| चोगा | coga | - |
| Choga in the Hindi language | ||
| चोगा | coga | 95 |
| छोगाा | chogaa | 5 |
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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 Choga
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