Chisama Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
Chisama Surname Definition:
Chisama is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: cheetah.
Chisama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Zambia | 134 | 1:118,283 | 9,069 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Chisama (13) may also be a first name.
Chisama Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chisama is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: cheetah.
Chisama is a surname of the Mambwe tribe, meaning: lion.
Chisama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chisama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chisama has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chisama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 876,631st most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chisama live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chisama is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Besides Malawi it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 44 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
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Footnotes
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