Chisewe Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chisewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chisewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe431:359,02933,752
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chisewe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chisewe is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chisewe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,661,929th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Chisewe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chisewe live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 359,029. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 49 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 35 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 11 percent reside and England, 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
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  • 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 Chisewe
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