Chokela Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Chokela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chokela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chokela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chokela is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chokela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Chokela reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 50 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 13 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 Chokela
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