Chilisa Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Chilisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 193 | 1:11,331 | 2,140 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chilisa (29) may also be a first name.
Chilisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chilisa occurs in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chilisa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilisa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chilisa is the 1,168,344th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. Chilisa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chilisa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chilisa is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.
This last name is most common in Botswana, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 11,331. Other than Botswana it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 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 Chilisa
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