Chalilima Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chalilima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chalilima 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
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Chalilima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chalilima occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chalilima.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalilima? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,239,697th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chalilima reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Excluding Malawi this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

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
Halilima9416/
Calilima941/
Salilima8244/
Jalilima821/
Chalelema7816/
Chaluluma784/
Halileme717/
Salelima715/
Salilemo591/
Khaleeleme531/

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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 Chalilima
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