Chesswas Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Chesswas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chesswas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798

Chesswas Last Name Facts

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

Chesswas is held by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Chesswas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chesswas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chesswas is the 2,203,767th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 66 percent of Chesswas are found; 66 percent are found in Australasia and 66 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most frequently occurring in New Zealand, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 146,075. In New Zealand Chesswas is most prevalent in: Auckland Region, where 26 percent live, Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 26 percent live and Taranaki Region, where 26 percent live. Apart from New Zealand this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 24 percent live.

Chesswas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chesswas has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheswa865/
Hesswa864/
Chewas863/
Chessuass820/
Cheuswa8021/
Chesway806/
Chiswas803/
Chewa77651/
Hewas77119/
Heswa776/
Cheewats751/
Cheewaas751/
Cheshbas751/
Kheswa7115,963/
Chiswa71607/
Chewai71541/
Cheuwa71214/
Sheswa71102/
Chewah71101/
Chevas7175/
Schewa7150/
Chewea7136/
Cheway7129/
Cheewa7128/
Cheywa7123/
Siswas7118/
Chiewa719/
Cesbas719/
Chewha718/
Heshwa718/
Chewua718/
Chebas715/
Hewash715/
Cheswo714/
Keswas714/
Chehwa712/
Sesswa711/
Chewaa711/
Hhewas711/
Hieswa711/
Chiwas711/
Shewas711/
Chesswood710/
Chesua710/
Cessua710/
Hewa678,162/
Cheibas67155/
Cewa6741/
Cheewai6735/
Cheaway6733/
Chissua6725/
Chishwa6718/
Chaiwas6715/
Cheboss6713/
Chevhas678/
Chebash677/
Cheawea676/
Cheewat673/
Cheevas673/
Chaiswa673/
Schewai672/
Kheshwa672/
Chiwase672/
Kechwas671/
Scheiwa671/
Keshwas671/
Chisvas671/
Cheswey671/
Cheeway671/
Heiswai671/
Hejwasz671/
Kh'eswa671/
Chehbas671/
Cheshua671/
Chehewa671/
Chheewa671/
Hewaish671/
Cheavas671/
Jeeswas671/
Cheveas670/
Schewap670/
Hehsway670/
Cheivas670/

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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
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  • 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 Chesswas
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