Chokah Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Chokah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Chokah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chokah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chokah is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chokah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Chokah is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Chokah live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Chokah is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 33 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 33 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Pakistan, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Chokah
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