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 found most frequently in Zambia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chisulo.

How Common Is The Last Name Chisulo? popularity and diffusion

Chisulo is the 117,700th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,863,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chisulo are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 637,340th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 202 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 3,544 people, or 1 in 4,472. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 27 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent are found and Northern Province, where 16 percent are found. Not including Zambia this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 7 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

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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