Chiliswa Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chiliswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chiliswa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2331:198,19714,514
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chiliswa (51) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Chiliswa Demographics

Chiliswa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Chiliswa Last Name Facts

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

Chiliswa is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chiliswa.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiliswa? popularity and diffusion

Chiliswa is the 1,064,392nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiliswa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Chiliswa is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 51 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 198,197. In Kenya Chiliswa is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 94 percent live, Bungoma County, where 4 percent live and Mombasa County, where 0 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Chiliswa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chilliswa941/
Shiliswa881/
Kiliswa80941/
Kiliswah751/
Qilizwa6737/
Cheallisua671/
Giliswe671/
Kileshwa631/
Chelyshva591/
Kilishbai591/
Seleswa532/
Kilezwa531/
Helisvuo506/
Kiliçbay501/
Gilisbey500/
Hileshue500/
Gillisue500/
Gillisby500/
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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 Chiliswa
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