Tchaga Surname
Approximately 500 people bear this surname
Tchaga Surname User-submission:
This surname apparently means 'prostitute' or an 'easy woman' in some African languages.
Tchaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 345 | 1:60,200 | 7,748 |
| Benin | 134 | 1:77,131 | 9,191 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Tchaga (116) may also be a first name.
Tchaga Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname apparently means 'prostitute' or an 'easy woman' in some African languages.
- larryTchaga Demographics
Average Tchaga Salary in
United States
$51,562 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tchaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tchaga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺗﺸﺎﻏﺎ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchaga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tchaga is the 616,129th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tchaga reside; 61 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tchaga is also the 868,627th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 116 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 345 people, or 1 in 60,200. In Cameroon Tchaga is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 40 percent reside, Far North Region, where 19 percent reside and Centre Region, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Tchaga Last Name Statistics demography
Tchaga earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tchaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tchaga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺗﺸﺎﻏﺎ | atshagha | 50 |
| ﺃﺗﺸﺎﻏﻪ | atshaghh | 50 |
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Footnotes
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