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
The surname Chonesa occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chonesa? popularity and diffusion
Chonesa is the 2,394,033rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chonesa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.
The surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 35,044. In Lesotho Chonesa is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 64 percent live, Maseru District, where 28 percent live and Berea District, where 9 percent live. Outside of Lesotho Chonesa occurs in one country. It is also common 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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