Chilavi Surname
Approximately 307 people bear this surname
Chilavi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 298 | 1:177,656 | 15,509 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chilavi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilavi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chilavi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilavi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 878,878th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. The surname Chilavi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilavi reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 177,656. In Tanzania Chilavi is most frequent in: Mtwara Region, where 95 percent reside, Lindi Region, where 3 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 1 percent reside and Mozambique, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Chilavi
- 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