Kachesa Surname
Approximately 567 people bear this surname
Kachesa Surname Definition:
Kachesa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: cowpea leaves.
Kachesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 487 | 1:32,546 | 3,319 |
| Kenya | 51 | 1:905,488 | 33,171 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Kachesa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kachesa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: cowpea leaves.
Kachesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kachesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kachesa is found most frequently in Zambia. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kachesa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 559,940th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. Kachesa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kachesa reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 487 people, or 1 in 32,546. In Zambia Kachesa is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 35 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 34 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.
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Footnotes
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