Chisokwe Surname
Approximately 701 people bear this surname
Chisokwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 549 | 1:31,182 | 4,677 |
| Zambia | 114 | 1:139,034 | 10,179 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chisokwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chisokwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chisokwe is most common in Malawi. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chisokwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chisokwe is the 476,893rd most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 10,395,929 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chisokwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 549 people, or 1 in 31,182. Outside of Malawi it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 16 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitsokwe | 94 | 209 | / |
| Chisokwa | 88 | 77 | / |
| Chisakwe | 88 | 14 | / |
| Chisekwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chishakwe | 82 | 475 | / |
| Chisongwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chisookwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kisokwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chishongwe | 78 | 10 | / |
| Chijogwe | 75 | 20 | / |
| Chisakwa | 75 | 12 | / |
| Chizekwe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sishokwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chizokwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chishakwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chishogwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kisokwa | 67 | 684 | / |
| Kisakwe | 67 | 253 | / |
| Shishongwe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hisagwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sisakwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chisokwe
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