Chonesa Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Chonesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 58 | 1:35,044 | 6,291 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
Chonesa (12) may also be a first name.
Chonesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chonesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chonesa occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chonesa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chonesa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name globally It is held by 12 people.
Chonesa is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 35,044. In Lesotho Chonesa is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 64 percent live, Maseru District, where 28 percent live and Berea District, where 9 percent live. Outside of Lesotho Chonesa is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.
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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 Chonesa
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