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 surname Chibala (Arabic: شيبولا, Marathi: िछबला) is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chibala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chibala is the 275,138th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 5,164,809 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chibala are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most commonly held first name globally, held by 61 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,131 people, or 1 in 14,014. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 24 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent live. Aside from Zambia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 7 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
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
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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 Chibala
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