Chisanya Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Chisanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 46 | 1:335,614 | 32,404 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chisanya (55) may also be a first name.
Chisanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chisanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chisanya occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chisanya? popularity and diffusion
Chisanya is the 2,776,799th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chisanya live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chisanya is also the 1,336,256th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 55 people.
Chisanya is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 335,614. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 52 percent are found, Harare Province, where 46 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe Chisanya exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitsanya | 94 | 30 | / |
| Chisianya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chisanyo | 88 | 145 | / |
| Chisanja | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chisonya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chizanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chisanea | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chishanja | 82 | 2 | / |
| Tshisanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chissanyo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chisonyah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chitchanya | 78 | 30 | / |
| Chuichanya | 78 | 13 | / |
| Tchissanha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hesamnya | 75 | 39 | / |
| Chesania | 75 | 23 | / |
| Chizanja | 75 | 4 | / |
| Haisainia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chitchanyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jishanajya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hesania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hessania | 63 | 2 | / |
| Hesaynia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hesainia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hessainia | 59 | 714 | / |
| Hessasnia | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hessanjad | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chishongio | 56 | 1 | / |
| Hisonia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Tshitshanjo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zisonyo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cesaneo | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Chisanya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis