Chilamwa Surname
Approximately 438 people bear this surname
Chilamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Chilamwa Demographics
Average Chilamwa Salary in
South Africa
R 349,800
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chilamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chilamwa occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilamwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 679,794th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilamwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Without taking into account Malawi Chilamwa exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.
Chilamwa Last Name Statistics demography
Chilamwa earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.2% more than the national average, earning R 349,800 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chilamwad | 94 | 7 | / |
| Chilamba | 88 | 2,846 | / |
| Chilomwa | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chilemwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chilamwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chihlamba | 82 | 38 | / |
| Tchilamba | 82 | 5 | / |
| Tchelamwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shilamwad | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cilamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chilambe | 75 | 6,240 | / |
| Chilambo | 75 | 4,941 | / |
| Shilamba | 75 | 896 | / |
| Chilonwa | 75 | 444 | / |
| Chilambi | 75 | 32 | / |
| Chelamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shilanwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chilomwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kilamwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chillambo | 71 | 1,451 | / |
| Tshilamba | 71 | 925 | / |
| Chilanvat | 71 | 40 | / |
| Chillonwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chillambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chelambai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caillamua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchilambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shailamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silamba | 67 | 303 | / |
| Tchilambou | 67 | 118 | / |
| Helamba | 67 | 33 | / |
| Jilamba | 67 | 22 | / |
| Silanwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hilambe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tshailamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsshilamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zilanwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jilanwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hilambi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chilamwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis