Chesa Surname
Approximately 3,097 people bear this surname
Chesa Surname Definition:
Chesa is a surname of the Kunda tribe, meaning: baobab tree.
Chesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 631 | 1:24,466 | 3,709 |
| Spain | 523 | 1:89,392 | 7,524 |
| Romania | 509 | 1:39,446 | 5,023 |
| Kenya | 462 | 1:99,956 | 8,760 |
| Tanzania | 190 | 1:278,640 | 21,876 |
| Nigeria | 184 | 1:962,732 | 41,060 |
| Argentina | 166 | 1:257,490 | 20,780 |
| South Africa | 90 | 1:601,974 | 45,802 |
| Thailand | 73 | 1:967,649 | 148,690 |
| France | 57 | 1:1,165,311 | 123,217 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Moldova | 27 | 1:131,903 | 14,519 |
| Ecuador | 23 | 1:691,559 | 12,337 |
| Lesotho | 19 | 1:106,977 | 11,319 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
The alternate forms: Cheşa (180) are calculated separately.
Chesa (677) may also be a first name.
Chesa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chesa is a surname of the Kunda tribe, meaning: baobab tree.
Chesa Demographics
Average Chesa Salary in
United States
$41,800 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chesa (Bengali: চেসা, Hindi: चेसा) is found most in Zimbabwe. It can be found as a variant: Cheşa. For other possible spellings of Chesa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chesa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chesa is the 143,629th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,353,098 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Chesa reside; 24 percent reside in Southern Africa and 24 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chesa is also the 318,411th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 677 people.
It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 631 people, or 1 in 24,466. In Zimbabwe Chesa is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 60 percent live, Harare Province, where 15 percent live and Midlands Province, where 10 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 17 percent live and Romania, where 16 percent live.
Chesa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Chesa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Chesa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.15% less than the national average, earning R 144,600 per year and in United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chesa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chesa in the Bengali language | ||
| চেসা | cesa | - |
| Chesa in the Hindi language | ||
| चेसा | cesa | - |
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Footnotes
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