Chalinya Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Chalinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Chalinya (69) may also be a first name.
Chalinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chalinya is most common in Tanzania. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalinya? popularity and diffusion
Chalinya is the 5,057,639th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Chalinya live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most widespread given name on earth, held by 69 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,781,544. In Tanzania Chalinya is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 64 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 29 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 7 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Chalinya exists in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalenya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Halinyath | 82 | 1 | / |
| Calinia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Haligna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Halinia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khalenya | 75 | 798 | / |
| Haleinia | 75 | 19 | / |
| Calienia | 75 | 15 | / |
| Khalinia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hallinea | 75 | 0 | / |
| Choliniah | 71 | 10 | / |
| Colinia | 67 | 40 | / |
| Calinio | 67 | 21 | / |
| Calenia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Halinio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Halenha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zalienia | 63 | 26 | / |
| Halajnia | 63 | 3 | / |
| Zollinya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Khalenia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Calieneo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zaleinia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hallajnia | 59 | 136 | / |
| Khalajnia | 59 | 21 | / |
| Haleynjad | 59 | 1 | / |
| Colainnia | 59 | 1 | / |
| Colinio | 53 | 106 | / |
| Jolinia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Colineo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zalenia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hollinehead | 53 | 1 | / |
| Calenio | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Chalinya
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