Chidzala Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chidzala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chidzala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Chidzala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chidzala Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chidzala is most common in Malawi. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chidzala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 766,190th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chidzala are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Not including Malawi Chidzala occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 6 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chizala931,082/
Chidzalo881,882/
Chizaala8854/
Chizhala8817/
Chizaula883/
Hizala861/
Chidzaloh821/
Chidsalia821/
Chizela801,167/
Chizola80635/
Chicala80331/
Chizalo8010/
Shizala802/
Chizale801/
Gidzala801/
Chezala801/
Tshizala751,019/
Chizzola75392/
Chicalla75265/
Chizzali75243/
Chitsala75161/
Chichala7532/
Chicalia7526/
Chaizali751/
Chizeela751/
Cicala716,357/
Hizola71646/
Kizala71278/
Sizala71153/
Zizala7158/
Chichaila7145/
Chitchala7129/
Hizali7115/
Hicala717/
Chitsalai716/
Chichhala715/
Chaichala714/
Cizalo711/
Chicallah710/
Chicola674,672/
Chezale67210/
Kichala67182/
Kizaala67134/
Kechala6782/
Cicalau6763/
Cicalla6756/
Quizala6735/
Kidsala6727/
Chicalo6725/
Giczala6724/
Shizalo6719/
Jeczala678/
Kaizala678/
Cicalia677/
Ciecala677/
Ciceala676/
Ciciala676/
Gedzala674/
Chitchalat674/
Zizaala672/
Chezali672/
Chizole672/
Chicalá672/
Kizzala672/
Kizalai672/
Chizolo671/
Cezalla671/
Kizaula671/
Checala671/
Khidchalad671/
Chitsalath671/
Tsizala671/

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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 Chidzala
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