Chihela Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Chihela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Chihela (11) may also be a first name.
Chihela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chihela has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chihela is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 11 people.
This surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 50 percent reside and Southern Province, where 50 percent reside. Barring Zambia it is found in one country. It is also found in Angola, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Chihela
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