Chahilu Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chahilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chahilu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2901:159,24112,530
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Chahilu Demographics

Chahilu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Chahilu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chahilu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chahilu is found most in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chahilu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chahilu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 912,827th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. The last name Chahilu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chahilu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 159,241. In Kenya Chahilu is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 37 percent live, Kakamega County, where 30 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 25 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Chahilu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hahilu929/
Hahilou863/
Chaeilou801/
Chaelu771/
Hauhelu713/
Jahilou712/
Chaelui711/
Haelu671/
Chouilou671/
Hajjilou671/
Chouillou6369/
Chouilous634/
Haellu621/
Cheuleu5774/
Houilou576/
Jaijelu571/
Houillou531/
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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 Chahilu
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