Chitseko Surname

72,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chitseko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitseko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6,3521:2,695332
Zimbabwe3201:48,2447,394
Kenya1191:388,06622,003
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chitseko (128) may also be a first name.

Chitseko Last Name Facts

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

Chitseko is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitseko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chitseko is the 72,418th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,070,439 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitseko are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chitseko is also the 821,896th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 128 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 6,352 people, or 1 in 2,695. Aside from Malawi this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Chitseko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitsiko88503/
Chitseka88315/
Chutseko881/
Chitshoko821/
Chitsaka75928/
Chitsika75571/
Chicheko75139/
Chitsoka7558/
Hytsesko752/
Hitshiko751/
Chutsheka715/
Chitsikah711/
Chiziko67683/
Chizeka6724/
Chezeko679/
Chezako673/
Hitsika671/
Tchitchiko671/
Tsiceko671/
Hisceka671/

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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 Chitseko
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