Chisoso Surname

414,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chisoso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chisoso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8101:21,1353,253
Zambia261:609,61224,798
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chisoso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chisoso is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chisoso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 414,602nd most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 8,675,650 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chisoso live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 810 people, or 1 in 21,135. Not including Malawi this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chisotso931/
Chitsotso88334/
Shisoso86258/
Chisosa8692/
Chiseso8638/
Chissoca802,367/
Chitsosa805/
Tshisoso804/
Chisotsa802/
Kisoso771,310/
Hisojo7794/
Sisoso7715/
Gisoso772/
Hisaso771/
Hisosa771/
Huissosso751/
Ciesotsuo751/
Chisasa712,001/
Chisesa71627/
Chisoja71149/
Chizozo71120/
Chizaso71106/
Secioso7156/
Kisooso7128/
Chijojo717/
Caicoso715/
Cissoco714/
Chisusa713/
Kisotso713/
Hezioso712/
Chisazo711/
Chisoca711/
Chijosa711/
Cechoso711/
Kisosso711/
Shijoso711/
Ciszosa711/
Chishesa67405/
Kishosho67183/
Sishosho674/
Chisesha674/
Chuisasa671/
Cisacios671/
Chisozia671/
Chicosca671/
Chijocho671/
Chicassa671/
Shichoso671/
Chhisoja671/

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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
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  • 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 Chisoso
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