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
Chihala (Oriya: ଚିହାଲା) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Chihala is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihala reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chihala is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,029,216. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 100 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 36 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
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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