Kuchaya Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Kuchaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 163 | 1:97,239 | 7,852 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Kuchaya (11) may also be a first name.
Kuchaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuchaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuchaya (Hindi: कुचया, Marathi: कुचाया) is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuchaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kuchaya is the 1,333,288th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The last name Kuchaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kuchaya reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kuchaya is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 11 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 97,239. In Zambia it is most common in: North-Western Province, where 51 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 32 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Zambia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kuchaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kuchaya in the Hindi language | ||
| कुचया | kucaya | - |
| Kuchaya in the Marathi language | ||
| कुचाया | kucaya | 50 |
| कुछाया | kuchaya | 25 |
| कुचया | kucaya | 25 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kuchaya
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