Chislam Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Chislam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Chislam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chislam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chislam is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chislam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Chislam are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chislam is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Chislam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Chislam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chislam last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Chislam
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