Chuvakov Surname

296,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Chuvakov Surname User-submission:

A Russian slang word for 'dude'. The slang term came from Romani word 'chavo', meaning 'guy'. Others say that 'Chuvak' came from the word 'tshuva', which means 'repentance' in Hebrew, and was used for people who ended their criminal lives.

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Chuvakov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,0701:134,69415,798
Ukraine1671:272,59135,306
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
Belarus191:500,05646,922
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Chuvakov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Russian slang word for 'dude'. The slang term came from Romani word 'chavo', meaning 'guy'. Others say that 'Chuvak' came from the word 'tshuva', which means 'repentance' in Hebrew, and was used for people who ended their criminal lives. Another hypothesis holds that Chuvak came from the English word 'chew', since people who chewed gum during the Soviet era were considered to be cool.

- romin

Chuvakov Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chuvakov Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chuvakov (Russian: Чуваков) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chuvakov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 296,030th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,658,033 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Chuvakov reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Chuvakov is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 1,070 people, or 1 in 134,694. In Russia Chuvakov is most numerous in: Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 11 percent reside, Moscow, where 8 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Russia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 13 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Chuvakov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Chuvakov last name is primarily Orthodox (74%) in Russia and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Chuvakov surname are 7.02% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 53.79% being registered with the party.

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Chuvakov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chuvakov in the Russian language
Чуваковcuvakov-

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