Cheswa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Cheswa Surname Definition:

Cheswa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: broom.

Cheswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Cheswa (98) may also be a first name.

Cheswa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Cheswa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: broom.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Cheswa Last Name Facts

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

Cheswa is found most in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheswa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Cheswa is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Cheswa live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Cheswa is also the 956,749th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 98 people.

The last name Cheswa is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda Cheswa is mostly found in: Arua District, where 25 percent are found, Busia District, where 25 percent are found and Kampala District, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Cheswa exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheuswa9221/
Chesway926/
Heswa916/
Chesswas8674/
Kheswa8315,963/
Chiswa83607/
Chaswa83181/
Sheswa83102/
Heshwa838/
Cheswo834/
Hesswa834/
Hieswa831/
Chesua830/
Chishwa7718/
K'Heswa774/
Chaiswa773/
Chiswas773/
Kheshwa772/
Khetswa771/
Cheswey771/
Heiswai771/
Kh'eswa771/
Cheshua771/
Hehsway770/
Keswa735,560/
Seswa73327/
Hiswa7333/
Hesba7312/
Cesua731/
Cesba731/
Chaisewa7165/
Tshetswa711/
Cheshbah711/
Tchetsua711/
Heishway711/
Chiswe67664/
Seswai67368/
Qeshwa67259/
Chiswo67229/
Khiswa6775/
Keshwa6769/
Shiswa6766/
Chesby6761/
Haswah6753/
Keswai6749/
Keswad6742/
Khezwa6734/
Sechwa6730/
Kgeswa6719/
Kechwa6719/
Hichwa6716/
Chasua6713/
Hiswah679/
Seswaa674/
Keaswa674/
Chasva674/
Chisva673/
K'Eswa672/
Sseswa672/
Hesbai672/
Heesba672/
Chesui672/
Ketswa671/
Keswah671/
Chiswi671/
Chesbo671/
Haiswa671/
Keyswa671/
Kheswe671/
Sesswa671/
Chesue671/
Tseswa671/
Sichwa671/
Tshetshwa671/
Jeswai671/
Chessuass670/
Chesswood670/
Cessua670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cheswa
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