Where Does The Last Name Chalya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Chalya (Hindi: चाल्या, Marathi: चलया) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 140,330^th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,290,961 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chalya are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 179,394^th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 1,812 people.

The surname Chalya is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,133 people, or 1 in 16,898. In Tanzania Chalya is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 41 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 21 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.