Chisandu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chisandu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chisandu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Chisandu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chisandu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chisandu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chisandu reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 908,132. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 53 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 41 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 6 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 22 percent live and Tanzania, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chisandau9453/
Tshisandu8227/
Kisandu803,305/
Jisandu802,306/
Jissandu758/
Kissandu758/
Sisandhu752/
Kishandu751/
Saichandu7117/
Kisanduth711/
Kesandu672/
Sixandu671/
Koissandou671/
Sijandu671/
Tsitsandeu671/
Sitshandu591/
Kissoundou561/
Kyjandu531/

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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
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  • 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 Chisandu
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