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
The last name Chifwila is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chifwila.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifwila? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chifwila is the 1,348,199th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. Chifwila occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifwila live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Chifwila is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 545,790. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 99 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Chifwila exists in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 41 percent are found.
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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