Tchaka Surname
Approximately 1,768 people bear this surname
Tchaka Surname Definition:
Tchaka is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: a great warrior (Named after Shaka Zulu).
Tchaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,150 | 1:14,886 | 2,336 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Benin | 33 | 1:313,200 | 25,349 |
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tchaka (677) may also be a first name.
Tchaka Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Tchaka is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: a great warrior (Named after Shaka Zulu).
Tchaka Demographics
Average Tchaka Salary in
South Africa
R 30,121,600
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Tchaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tchaka occurs most in Malawi. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 229,220th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,121,915 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tchaka live; 66 percent live in Southern Africa and 66 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tchaka is also the 318,411th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 677 people.
The surname Tchaka is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 1,150 people, or 1 in 14,886. Excluding Malawi this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Tchaka Last Name Statistics demography
Tchaka earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 12575.41% more than the national average, earning R 30,121,600 per year.
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Footnotes
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