Chisuwo Surname

507,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chisuwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chisuwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
Zimbabwe1341:115,21115,687
Zambia141:1,132,13730,603

Chisuwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chisuwo occurs most in Malawi. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chisuwo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chisuwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 507,898th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,298,521 people. The last name Chisuwo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chisuwo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chisuwo is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Apart from Malawi Chisuwo occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chishuwo9329/
Chitsuwo931/
Chisuwa86413/
Chisubo867/
Chisuvo862/
Chesuwo861/
Chishuvo8083/
Chisuhwa8069/
Chesuswo805/
Chaisuwa802/
Tchisuwa801/
Chishowo801/
Sisuwo77975/
Kisuwo771/
Chitsuhwa751/
Chitsuwas751/
Chizuwa711,350/
Chijuwa71505/
Chisuva71130/
Chisuba7127/
Chizubo7120/
Chizowo714/
Chesubo713/
Chusuwa712/
Hizauwo711/
Zaisuwo711/
Hisaubo711/
Tshisuwa675,021/
Chissiwa679/
Chishiwa671/
Tchissoubou671/
Tshisubo671/
Chishuba671/
Chezhiwo671/
Chizhuwa671/
Chitsuva671/

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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 Chisuwo
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