Chilesha Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Chilesha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 11 | 1:1,440,902 | 31,383 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Chilesha (13) may also be a first name.
Chilesha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilesha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chilesha is found most in Zambia. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilesha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chilesha is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Chilesha occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilesha reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chilesha is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,440,902. In Zambia Chilesha is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 45 percent are found, Southern Province, where 18 percent are found and Central Province, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 21 percent are found and Tanzania, where 21 percent are found.
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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 Chilesha
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