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 last name Kachesa occurs most in Zambia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kachesa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 559,940th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 12,852,815 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kachesa are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Kachesa is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 32,546. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 35 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 34 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent are found. Barring Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 9 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.

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