Kucheka Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Kucheka Surname Definition:
Kucheka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: the act of cutting or demarcating.
Kucheka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 67 | 1:236,566 | 14,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Kucheka Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kucheka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: the act of cutting or demarcating.
Kucheka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kucheka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kucheka (Marathi: कुचेका, Russian: Кучека) occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kucheka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,674,734th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname Kucheka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kucheka live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 236,566. In Zambia Kucheka is most common in: North-Western Province, where 55 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 39 percent live and Western Province, where 6 percent live. Apart from Zambia Kucheka exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 37 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kucheka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kucheka in the Marathi language | ||
| कुचेका | kuceka | 50 |
| कुचेकर | kucekara | 50 |
| Kucheka in the Russian language | ||
| Кучека | kuceka | - |
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Footnotes
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