Chiswa Surname

532,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chiswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5721:26,9904,142
Zambia101:1,584,99231,679
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Chiswa (30) may also be a first name.

Chiswa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiswa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiswa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 532,232nd most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,005,842 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiswa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 30 people.

The last name Chiswa is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 572 people, or 1 in 26,990. In Zimbabwe Chiswa is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 27 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 26 percent reside and Harare Province, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Chiswa occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.

Chiswa Last Name Statistics demography

Chiswa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chishwa9218/
Chaiswa923/
Chiswas923/
Hiswa9133/
Chaisewa8665/
Chiswe83664/
Chiswo83229/
Khiswa8375/
Shiswa8366/
Hiswah839/
Cheswa835/
Chisva833/
Chiswi831/
Hieswa831/
Haiswa831/
Chitsva77486/
Shishwa77156/
Chaisva77140/
Tshiswa7749/
Chissua7725/
Cheuswa7721/
Khiswah779/
Chaizwa779/
Chesway776/
Chaisua775/
Chiosua774/
Chichwa772/
Chishba772/
Chishwe771/
Chisvas771/
Chitswo771/
Zhishwa771/
Heiswai771/
Cuishwa771/
Kiswa731,286/
Siswa73404/
Ziswa73114/
Hisba73103/
Heswa736/
Cisva731/
Cizwa731/
Chaisuea71650/
Chesswas7174/
Chaiswei7118/
Chaisewi7116/
Chishvas716/
Chuisuea714/
Chushway712/
Heishway711/
Tshishwa711/
Tshiswau711/
Tshitswa711/
Chaisuay711/
Kheswa6715,963/
Chisvo672,364/
Chisui671,539/
Kiswaa67702/
Kiswah67139/
Sheswa67102/
Chizua6738/
Sechwa6730/
Chisue6722/
Kechwa6719/
Caisba6719/
Siswas6718/
Hichwa6716/
Kisway6714/
Zishwa6712/
Kaiswa6712/
Hiczwa6712/
Siswai678/
Heshwa678/
Kuiswa677/
Kisswa676/
Sisway675/
Kishwa675/
Hesswa674/
Kiswas674/
Shizwa674/
Cheswo674/
Jcisva674/
Shixwa673/
Chisve672/
Chisvi672/
Chisuo672/
Suiswa672/
Chixba671/
Chaisveha671/
Gishwa671/
Sitswa671/
Shisva671/
Chizwo671/
Tchitchwa671/
Giswai671/
Tshitshwa671/
Sichwa671/
Qiswah671/
Chaisewee671/
Chesua670/
Chisby670/
Cissua670/
Hoiswe670/

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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 Chiswa
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