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
Choga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Choga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Choga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Choga (Hindi: चोगा, Marathi: चोगा, Oriya: ଚଗା) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Choga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 60,172nd most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 869,947 people. Choga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Choga are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 239,625th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 1,108 people.
This last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 4,012 people, or 1 in 3,848. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 19 percent live, Harare Province, where 18 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 17 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 27 percent live and Japan, where 12 percent live.
Choga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Choga surname is principally 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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