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 is found most in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chisiwa? popularity and diffusion

Chisiwa is the 1,491,356th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chisiwa live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Chisiwa is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 36 people.

The surname Chisiwa is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 452,744. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 86 percent reside, Kwale County, where 9 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 4 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Chisiwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the 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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