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 is found most in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilavi? popularity and diffusion
Chilavi is the 878,878th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilavi live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 298 people, or 1 in 177,656. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mtwara Region, where 95 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 3 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 1 percent are found and Mozambique, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Chilavi
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