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

Chizama occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chizama.

How Common Is The Last Name Chizama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,589,322nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. Chizama is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chizama live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

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

Chizama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Chizama last name is principally 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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