Chisunka Surname

397,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chisunka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chisunka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia8301:19,0962,127
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England111:5,065,278148,650
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chisunka (12) may also be a first name.

Chisunka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chisunka is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Chisunka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chisunka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 397,537th most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 8,225,221 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chisunka reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chisunka is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 12 people.

Chisunka is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 830 people, or 1 in 19,096. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 36 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 28 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 21 percent reside. Barring Zambia this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chisunkha943,059/
Chaisungka897/
Chisunke883/
Chisonka881/
Cisunkha881/
Chaisungkha844/
Chishinka829/
Tshisunka821/
Chisonkha821/
Chisonko752/
Chaisonkoy671/
Chesonko631/
Choysongkoa631/
Tshishonca561/

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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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  • 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 Chisunka
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