Chibwesha Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chibwesha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chibwesha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1071:148,13010,678
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chibwesha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chibwesha has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chibwesha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,683,218th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chibwesha reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 148,130. In Zambia Chibwesha is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 94 percent live, North-Western Province, where 4 percent live and Muchinga Province, where 1 percent live. Excluding Zambia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Chibwesha Last Name Statistics demography

Chibwesha earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.39% less than the national average, earning R 212,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chibwesa944/
Chibwisha895/
Chifwesa82366/
Kibwesha8255/
Chibwese8223/
Chibweso822/
Chibbesa821/
Chifwisha7852/
Chipwasha7818/
Shibwisha781/
Kibwesa754/
Chibwezo71185/
Chifwisa718/
Kibwisha714/
Kibuesha714/
Chibuese712/
Chibueza711/
Chibwezi711/
Tshibuesa674/
Chebweche672/
Tshibwisa671/

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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 Chibwesha
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