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 or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitseko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 72,418th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,070,439 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitseko live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 821,896th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 128 people.

The surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 6,352 people, or 1 in 2,695. Not including Malawi this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Chitseko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Chitseko 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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