Chihala Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Chihala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chihala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chihala (Oriya: ଚିହାଲା) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,957,383rd most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihala live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chihala is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,029,216. In Zimbabwe Chihala is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 36 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chihala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chihala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିହାଲା | cihala | - |
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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 Chihala
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