Chisawe Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Chisawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chisawe (31) may also be a first name.
Chisawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chisawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chisawe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chisawe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chisawe are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most common first name worldwide, borne by 31 people.
The last name Chisawe is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Chisawe is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside and Zambia, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Chisawe
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