Chilamwa Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chilamwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chilamwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Chilamwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chilamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chilamwa is most common in Malawi. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilamwa? popularity and diffusion

Chilamwa is the 679,794th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 16,638,233 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilamwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Aside from Malawi Chilamwa is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chilamwad947/
Chilamba882,846/
Chilomwa885/
Chilemwa881/
Chilamwe881/
Chihlamba8238/
Tchilamba825/
Tchelamwa821/
Shilamwad821/
Cilamba801/
Chilambe756,240/
Chilambo754,941/
Shilamba75896/
Chilonwa75444/
Chilambi7532/
Chelamba751/
Shilanwa751/
Chilomwe751/
Kilamwai751/
Chillambo711,451/
Tshilamba71925/
Chilanvat7140/
Chillonwa712/
Chillambe711/
Chelambai711/
Caillamua711/
Tchilambo711/
Shailamba711/
Silamba67303/
Tchilambou67118/
Helamba6733/
Jilamba6722/
Silanwa672/
Hilambe672/
Tshailamba671/
Tsshilamba671/
Zilanwa671/
Jilanwa671/
Hilambi671/

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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 Chilamwa
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