Chisiwa Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chisiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chisiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
England61:9,286,343223,652
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Chisiwa (36) may also be a first name.

Chisiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chisiwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chisiwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,491,356th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chisiwa are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Chisiwa is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 36 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 452,744. In Kenya Chisiwa is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 86 percent live, Kwale County, where 9 percent live and Mombasa County, where 4 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Chisiwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Chisiwa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chissiwa939/
Chishiwa931/
Chijiwa861,693/
Chiziwa861,599/
Chusiwa86183/
Chisewa8650/
Chigiwa861/
Chisiwi861/
Chisiwe861/
Chisiva861/
Chisiba861/
Chishiba801,878/
Chidziwa80376/
Chaisewa8065/
Chaisiwi8048/
Chitsiva8029/
Chizihwa8016/
Chiseswa8014/
Chichiwa808/
Shishiwa803/
Chishewa802/
Chaisiba801/
Chisehwa801/
Chissewa801/
Chaigiwa801/
Kisiwa771,042/
Sisiwa77180/
Higiwa775/
Gisiwa771/
Hisiba771/
Chishieva751/
Kishiwa717,123/
Kisiwaa71765/
Chiziba71755/
Hichiwa71434/
Chiseva71253/
Kissiwa71171/
Cieciwa71160/
Chisewo71139/
Gisiwau71127/
Chiseba7184/
Kisaiwa7160/
Chijiva7157/
Chisewe7153/
Chizewa7127/
Sechiwa7113/
Sichiwa7112/
Chiziva719/
Chaisihuat718/
Chesiwe716/
Chiziwi715/
Cheziwa712/
Kisiwat712/
Hoisiwe711/
Hisihwe711/
Hissiba711/
Kisiway711/
Sisiwai711/
Jisaiwa711/
Chigiba711/
Chesiwo711/
Chisibo711/
Hesiswa711/
Khesiwa711/
Chisibi711/
Kissiwaa671,734/
Chidziwo67363/
Chaiseva6779/
Chiseeva6779/
Chizhiba6768/
Chitchaiwat6754/
Shishiba6716/
Chaisewi6716/
Chaiziva6716/
Chesibai6714/
Chishewo679/
Khisieva678/
Kisiwaah676/
Chichiwe674/
Chisheba674/
Shishiva673/
Chigieva672/
Chichewa672/
Cheshewa672/
Kissiwah672/
Chichiva671/
Kisiwats671/
Chigewad671/
Shisieva671/
Kaishiwa671/
Chizhiva671/
Shitsewa671/
Sheshiwa671/
Hishibah671/
Sechiwah671/
Chissive671/

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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 Chisiwa
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