Chalinda Surname

514,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi5491:31,1824,677
Zambia681:233,08714,396
France91:7,380,302306,885
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chalinda Last Name Facts

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

Chalinda is found most frequently in Malawi. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalinda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 514,102nd most commonly used family name world-wide, 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. Chalinda is also the 296,849th most widely held first name globally, borne by 765 people.

The surname Chalinda is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 549 people, or 1 in 31,182. Apart from Malawi this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 11 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

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