Chissano Surname

14,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Chissano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chissano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique38,9331:700153
South Africa1021:531,15442,340
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chissano (19) may also be a first name.

Chissano Last Name Facts

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

Chissano is carried by more people in Mozambique than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chissano? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,271st most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 186,592 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chissano are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.

It is most widely held in Mozambique, where it is held by 38,933 people, or 1 in 700. Excluding Mozambique Chissano is found in 14 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.

Chissano Last Name Statistics demography

Chissano earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.7% less than the national average, earning R 74,388 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cissano9314/
Chishano8848/
Chissono889/
Chissana885/
Cissanou881/
Chishanoi821/
Cuisano80181/
Chisana8040/
Cessano8028/
Chesano807/
Kissano802/
Cisanno802/
Caisano801/
Cissana801/
Chisaina75515/
Kissango7511/
Caisango757/
Chisayna753/
Caisiano751/
Kissangou711,186/
Cisana71642/
Kisano7121/
Quissango719/
Cheysanoi714/
Césano711/
Chisainah711/
Quisano67182/
Kisango67181/
Cuizano67179/
Cuisana67151/
Kissana67145/
Chisona6718/
Cisonno6713/
Kisanod679/
Kitsano679/
Cuysano678/
Kaisano678/
Kishano674/
Cessana672/
Khisana672/
Koisano671/
Caizano671/
Chesana671/

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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 Chissano
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