Chisulo Surname

117,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chisulo Surname Definition:

Chisulo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who ignores bad things being said or done to them.

Chisulo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3,5441:4,472546
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
China41:341,830,39216,990
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Chisulo (202) may also be a first name.

Chisulo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chisulo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who ignores bad things being said or done to them.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chisulo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who has the strength of hard metal.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chisulo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who has the strength of hard metal.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chisulo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who ignores all the ill that people speak of him / her.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chisulo Last Name Facts

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

Chisulo (Russian: Чисуло) is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chisulo.

How Common Is The Last Name Chisulo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chisulo is the 117,700th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,863,822 people. Chisulo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chisulo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chisulo is also the 637,340th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 202 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 3,544 people, or 1 in 4,472. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 27 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent live and Northern Province, where 16 percent live. Beside Zambia it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 7 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Chisulo Last Name Statistics demography

Chisulo earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 941.45% more than the national average, earning R 2,474,890 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitsulo9310,603/
Hisulo9216/
Chisula86358/
Chisolo8632/
Chiculo8612/
Cisullo864/
Chusulo862/
Chisuula804/
Chiseula803/
Chisholo801/
Chesiulo801/
Chuisolo801/
Chissilo801/
Chushulo801/
Kisulo77860/
Hisula77484/
Ciculo7730/
Sisulo776/
Hisolo771/
Chisseula757/
Shishulou751/
Ciscuillo751/
Chicuillo751/
Chisola712,079/
Chizula71665/
Chesula71156/
Chicilo7167/
Cisolio716/
Shisula716/
Kisaulo714/
Hijulos712/
Chijula712/
Chizolo711/
Sichulo711/
Kitsulo711/
Kisuulo711/
Kishulo711/
Hisolio711/
Shizulo711/
Chissola671,775/
Chichula67273/
Tshisolo67157/
Tshisula67130/
Chiziula67105/
Chishila6762/
Chizuula674/
Chiculia674/
Tchezulo674/
Chizaula673/
Chizhilo673/
Shishula672/
Hsisulla671/
Chechulo671/
Saisulio671/
Kechulho671/
Shaisula671/
Caissula671/
Chuisola671/
Chiesola671/
Chesoloi671/
Chisolah671/

Chisulo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chisulo in the Russian language
Чисулоcisulo-

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