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 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
| 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
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