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
The surname Chihela occurs most in Zambia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 prevalent first name internationally, held by 11 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 50 percent reside and Southern Province, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Zambia it occurs in one country. It also occurs 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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