Kachesa Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kachesa Surname Definition:

Kachesa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: cowpea leaves.

Kachesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4871:32,5463,319
Kenya511:905,48833,171
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
France11:66,422,722504,397

Kachesa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kachesa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: cowpea leaves.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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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