Chuvakova Surname

311,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Chuvakova 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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Chuvakova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia9741:147,97017,142
Ukraine1901:239,59331,672
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Belarus131:730,85159,297
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Chuvakova 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.

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Chuvakova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chuvakova (Russian: Чувакова) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chuvakova.

How Common Is The Last Name Chuvakova? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chuvakova is the 311,397th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,027,747 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Chuvakova are found; 65 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 65 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Chuvakova is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 974 people, or 1 in 147,970. In Russia Chuvakova is most prevalent in: Khabarovsk Krai, where 13 percent are found, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Beside Russia this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 16 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.

Chuvakova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Chuvakova surname is principally Orthodox (81%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Chuvakova surname are 19.33% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 66.1% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chuvakova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chuvakova in the Russian language
Чуваковаcuvakova-

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