Chuvakovich Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Chuvakovich 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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Chuvakovich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia51:28,824,611530,332

Chuvakovich 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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Chuvakovich Last Name Facts

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

Chuvakovich (Russian: Чувакович) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chuvakovich? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Chuvakovich live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia Chuvakovich is most frequent in: Moscow, where 40 percent reside, Bashkortostan Republic, where 20 percent reside and Saratov Oblast, where 20 percent reside.

Chuvakovich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chuvakovich surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Liberal Democratic Party than the national average, with 30% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chuvakovich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chuvakovich in the Russian language
Чуваковичcuvakovic-

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