Chizama Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chizama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chizama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya941:491,27625,271
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chizama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chizama is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chizama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,589,322nd most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chizama reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 491,276. In Kenya it is most common in: Kwale County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Chizama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (75%) in Kenya.

Chizama earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.71% less than the national average, earning R 105,252 per year.

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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 Chizama
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