Chisaka Surname
Approximately 6,386 people bear this surname
Chisaka Surname Definition:
Chisaka is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: porcupine.
Chisaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,023 | 1:42,291 | 3,659 |
| Malawi | 1,438 | 1:11,905 | 1,842 |
| Zimbabwe | 906 | 1:17,040 | 2,490 |
| Zambia | 718 | 1:22,075 | 2,400 |
| Kenya | 256 | 1:180,390 | 13,550 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Bolivia | 8 | 1:1,327,054 | 6,143 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
Chisaka (103) may also be a first name.
Chisaka Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chisaka is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: porcupine.
Chisaka Demographics
Chisaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chisaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chisaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chisaka is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chisaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 76,700th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,141,175 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Chisaka are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 48 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chisaka is also the 930,172nd most frequently held forename in the world, held by 103 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 3,023 people, or 1 in 42,291. In Japan Chisaka is most numerous in: Miyagi Prefecture, where 42 percent live, Kyoto Prefecture, where 13 percent live and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Other than Japan this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 23 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live.
Chisaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Chisaka earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.51% less than the national average, earning R 181,776 per year.
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Footnotes
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