Chapesha Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chapesha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chapesha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2331:68,0255,991
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Chapesha Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chapesha Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chapesha is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chapesha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,055,483rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. The last name Chapesha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chapesha are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 68,025. In Zambia Chapesha is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 54 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 39 percent reside and Northern Province, where 3 percent reside. Other than Zambia Chapesha occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Chapesha
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