Chibwela Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Chibwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 95 | 1:166,841 | 11,651 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chibwela (10) may also be a first name.
Chibwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chibwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chibwela is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chibwela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,785,358th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chibwela reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chibwela is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 10 people.
The surname Chibwela is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 166,841. In Zambia Chibwela is mostly concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 37 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 36 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent live. Outside of Zambia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 9 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shibwela | 88 | 325 | / |
| Chibwila | 88 | 180 | / |
| Chibbela | 88 | 83 | / |
| Chibwala | 88 | 23 | / |
| Chibwele | 88 | 10 | / |
| Chivwela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chibweli | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshibwela | 82 | 55 | / |
| Chibwalya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chaibuela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kibwela | 80 | 1,670 | / |
| Cibuela | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sibwela | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cibwila | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchibouela | 78 | 436 | / |
| Chibwili | 75 | 396 | / |
| Chipwila | 75 | 185 | / |
| Chivwele | 75 | 119 | / |
| Chibwile | 75 | 33 | / |
| Chipwele | 75 | 21 | / |
| Chibwalo | 75 | 11 | / |
| Chibbila | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chipwala | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chibvala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chibwilo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chipwelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchibouelas | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tshibwila | 71 | 4,659 | / |
| Chipwaila | 71 | 2,234 | / |
| Tshibuela | 71 | 1,231 | / |
| Chibbaila | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chivwaila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thsibwila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kibwila | 67 | 760 | / |
| Sibwila | 67 | 550 | / |
| Sibbela | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gibuela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sebwela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cipwila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kibwelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hebuela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jibuela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hebbela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hibbeli | 67 | 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 Chibwela
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