Kachaba Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kachaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kachaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1141:139,03410,179
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
India71:109,580,769786,157

Kachaba (17) may also be a first name.

Kachaba Last Name Facts

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

Kachaba (Marathi: काचबा) occurs most in Zambia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kachaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kachaba is the 1,101,507th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kachaba live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 17 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 139,034. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 74 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 18 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Zambia Kachaba is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Botswana, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kachaba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kachaba in the Marathi language
काचबाkacaba71.43
कचाबाkacaba28.57

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kachaba
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