Chesambu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Chesambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chesambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Chesambu Last Name Facts

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

Chesambu is most common in Uganda. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chesambu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chesambu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Chesambu is primarily found in: Kween District, where 67 percent are found and Bulambuli District, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Chesambu occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chesambut942/
Chisambu88157/
Choisambuu781/
Chisembu7586/
Chisombu7544/
Chizembu7534/
Shisambu756/
Keshambu752/
Ssesambu752/
Chizambu752/
Chijambu751/
Chisamvu751/
Tchissambou746,424/
Tchyssambou741/
Tshisambu712,293/
Chitsamvu71235/
Shishambu711/
Seshambhu711/
Kisambu671,180/
Chaisombut6771/
Kezambu6711/
Chitsombut672/
Chaisombui671/
Tcissambou671/
Tshishambu671/
Tshisambou671/

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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 Chesambu
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