Chisumo Surname

424,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chisumo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chisumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8041:65,8486,967
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chisumo (213) may also be a first name.

Chisumo Last Name Facts

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

Chisumo occurs most in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chisumo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 424,982nd most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,952,759 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chisumo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chisumo is also the 619,385th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 213 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 804 people, or 1 in 65,848. In Tanzania Chisumo is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 68 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 16 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 0 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitsumo931/
Hisumo921/
Chisomo861,391/
Chizumo86340/
Chisuma8625/
Chesumo862/
Chisumah803/
Chishimo802/
Chesumoh801/
Kisumo772,971/
Jisumo775/
Hisuma773/
Cisuma771/
Cisomo771/
Haisoumou751/
Chishumha751/
Chizuma711,027/
Chisoma71957/
Hishuma7168/
Huisuma7114/
Chusuma717/
Kissumo716/
Haisuma714/
Hitsuma711/
Sissumo711/
Shisuma711/
Chicuma711/
Kisumoh711/
Checumo711/
Kishumo711/
Kisumho711/
Chizomo711/
Chaichumoo711/
Cissouma6721,962/
Chishima674,539/
Tshisuma6768/
Chusumaa6718/
Chishoma6714/
Chusumah677/
Khaisuma676/
Tshisomo674/
Chissoma674/
Chesumat674/
Shishuma672/
Ketchumo671/
Chizhimo671/
Khechumo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Chisumo
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