Chalinda Surname
Approximately 635 people bear this surname
Chalinda Surname Definition:
Chalinda is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a child that is born at a time when the family is being persitently dogged by an evil spirit.
Chalinda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 549 | 1:31,182 | 4,677 |
| Zambia | 68 | 1:233,087 | 14,396 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chalinda (765) may also be a first name.
Chalinda Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chalinda is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a child that is born at a time when the family is being persitently dogged by an evil spirit.
Chalinda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalinda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chalinda is most common in Malawi. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chalinda.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalinda? popularity and diffusion
It is the 514,102nd most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,476,450 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chalinda reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 296,849th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 765 people.
The last name Chalinda is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 549 people, or 1 in 31,182. Barring Malawi it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 11 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
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Footnotes
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