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
The surname Tchaga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺗﺸﺎﻏﺎ) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tchaga.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchaga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 616,129th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. The last name Tchaga occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tchaga are found; 61 percent are found in Central Africa and 52 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tchaga is also the 868,627th most commonly used given name globally, held by 116 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 345 people, or 1 in 60,200. In Cameroon Tchaga is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 40 percent are found, Far North Region, where 19 percent are found and Centre Region, where 16 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
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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