Chifwila Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Chifwila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 97 | 1:545,790 | 34,985 |
| Zambia | 68 | 1:233,087 | 14,396 |
Chifwila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chifwila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chifwila is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifwila? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,348,199th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifwila live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 545,790. In Tanzania Chifwila is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 99 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 41 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chifwaila | 94 | 398 | / |
| Chifwile | 88 | 6 | / |
| Tshifwila | 82 | 48 | / |
| Chivwaila | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cibwila | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kifwila | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chibwile | 75 | 33 | / |
| Chifwele | 75 | 24 | / |
| Chibbila | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chivwula | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chibwilo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chifwelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chifwely | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chivwela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kifwaila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshifuila | 71 | 617 | / |
| Tshivwila | 71 | 34 | / |
| Chibbaila | 71 | 5 | / |
| Thsibwila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchifuela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchivuila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kifwela | 67 | 152 | / |
| Kifuila | 67 | 75 | / |
| Civuila | 67 | 22 | / |
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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 Chifwila
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