Chisola Surname
Approximately 2,079 people bear this surname
Chisola Surname Definition:
Chisola is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a special person who has just been unveiled.
Chisola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,265 | 1:12,530 | 1,433 |
| Malawi | 549 | 1:31,182 | 4,677 |
| DR Congo | 260 | 1:284,152 | 26,288 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Chisola (2,662) may also be a first name.
Chisola Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chisola is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a special person who has just been unveiled.
Chisola is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a child that is born in a hidden and desolate place after the mother had suffered numerous miscarriages.
Chisola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chisola Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chisola is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chisola? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 200,668th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,505,313 people. The last name Chisola is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chisola reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chisola is also the 142,147th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 2,662 people.
The last name Chisola is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 1,265 people, or 1 in 12,530. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Western Province, where 30 percent reside, North-Western Province, where 24 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent reside. Not including Zambia Chisola occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.
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Footnotes
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