Chilandu Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chilandu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chilandu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia251:633,99725,256
England11:55,718,059489,080

Chilandu (278) may also be a first name.

Chilandu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chilandu is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilandu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Chilandu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chilandu reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 532,586th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 278 people.

This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 633,997. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 76 percent are found, Central Province, where 8 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chilondu881/
Tshilandu8221/
Silandu80157/
Kilandu80109/
Jilandu801/
Zilandu801/
Silandou751/
Kilondu674/
Selandu671/
Hălănduț631/
Kiloundou591/
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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 Chilandu
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