Chibala Surname
Approximately 1,411 people bear this surname
Chibala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,131 | 1:14,014 | 1,605 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 78 | 1:197,926 | 23,035 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
Chibala (61) may also be a first name.
Chibala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chibala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chibala (Arabic: شيبولا, Marathi: िछबला) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chibala.
How Common Is The Last Name Chibala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 275,138th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,164,809 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chibala live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chibala is also the 1,257,960th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 61 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,131 people, or 1 in 14,014. In Zambia Chibala is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 24 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Zambia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 7 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chibala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chibala in the Marathi language | ||
| िछबला | ichabala | - |
| Chibala in the Arabic language | ||
| شيبولا | shybwla | - |
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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 Chibala
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