Chalya Surname
Approximately 3,181 people bear this surname
Chalya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,133 | 1:16,898 | 2,178 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Chalya (1,812) may also be a first name.
Chalya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chalya (Hindi: चाल्या, Marathi: चलया) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalya? popularity and diffusion
Chalya is the 140,330th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,290,961 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chalya reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chalya is also the 179,394th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 1,812 people.
Chalya is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,133 people, or 1 in 16,898. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Simiyu Region, where 41 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 21 percent live and Tabora Region, where 12 percent live. Barring Tanzania Chalya occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chalya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chalya in the Marathi language | ||
| चलया | calaya | - |
| Chalya in the Hindi language | ||
| चाल्या | calya | 66.67 |
| चल्या | calya | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Chalya
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