Chisya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Chisya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chisya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chisya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chisya is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chisya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chisya is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Chisya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chisya are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Chisya is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Chisya is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 38 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Chisya
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