Chuvakovsky Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Chuvakovsky 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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Chuvakovsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Chuvakovsky 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

Chuvakovsky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chuvakovsky (Russian: Чуваковский) is most common in Russia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chuvakovsky? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Chuvakovsky reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 63 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 11,086,389. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 23 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 15 percent are found and Chechen Republic, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Russia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 13 percent are found and Moldova, where 6 percent are found.

Chuvakovsky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chuvakovsky last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Others than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

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Chuvakovsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chuvakovsky in the Russian language
Чуваковскийcuvakovskij-

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