Chihulu Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Chihulu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 16 | 1:990,620 | 29,787 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Chihulu (21) may also be a first name.
Chihulu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihulu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chihulu is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihulu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chihulu is the 4,307,654th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Chihulu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihulu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chihulu is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 21 people.
Chihulu is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 990,620. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 75 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 25 percent are found. Other than Zambia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 19 percent are found and Namibia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hihulu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Chiulu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Chihoulou | 88 | 9 | / |
| Shihulu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chiullu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hiulu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Chihoullou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tshihulu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Chaiyulu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kihulu | 77 | 127 | / |
| Sihulu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shiulu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tshiulu | 71 | 274 | / |
| Huahulu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tchiaoulou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sihuhlu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chyuluh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchehoulou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kihulhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siehulu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jhijulu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kihoulou | 67 | 315 | / |
| Kiulu | 67 | 252 | / |
| Qiulu | 67 | 126 | / |
| Hjulu | 67 | 116 | / |
| Siulu | 67 | 97 | / |
| Kahiehoulou | 67 | 43 | / |
| Sihoulou | 67 | 39 | / |
| Jiulu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tcheyhoulou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zihoulou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Xiulu | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Chihulu
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