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 surname Chilesha is found most in Zambia. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilesha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,532,898th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilesha are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name on earth It is held by 13 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,440,902. In Zambia Chilesha is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 45 percent live, Southern Province, where 18 percent live and Central Province, where 9 percent live. Outside of Zambia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 21 percent live and Tanzania, where 21 percent live.
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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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