Chisewa Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Chisewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Zambia | 20 | 1:792,496 | 27,807 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chisewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chisewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chisewa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chisewa? popularity and diffusion
Chisewa is the 2,746,821st most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chisewa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 532,353. In Zimbabwe Chisewa is mostly found in: Bulawayo Province, where 52 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 34 percent reside and Harare Province, where 3 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 40 percent reside and Malawi, where 2 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 Chisewa
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