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) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Chihala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chihala is the 3,957,383rd most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It 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.
Chihala is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,029,216. In Zimbabwe Chihala is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs 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
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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 Chihala
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