Chisala Surname
Approximately 11,968 people bear this surname
Chisala Surname Definition:
Chisala is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a choosy one.
Chisala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 10,252 | 1:1,546 | 220 |
| Malawi | 1,255 | 1:13,641 | 2,125 |
| Tanzania | 169 | 1:313,264 | 23,875 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Thailand | 70 | 1:1,009,119 | 153,242 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Chisala (3,182) may also be a first name.
Chisala Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chisala is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a choosy one.
Chisala Demographics
Average Chisala Salary in
England
£36,094
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Chisala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chisala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chisala is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chisala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 43,460th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 608,919 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chisala live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chisala is also the 127,372nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 3,182 people.
It is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 10,252 people, or 1 in 1,546. In Zambia Chisala is mostly found in: Luapula Province, where 36 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent are found and Northern Province, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Zambia it is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 10 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
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Footnotes
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