Chilawa Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chilawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chilawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2011:78,8556,716
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Chilawa (30) may also be a first name.

Chilawa Last Name Facts

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

Chilawa occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 825,152nd most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. The last name Chilawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chilawa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chilawa is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 30 people.

This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 78,855. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Luapula Province, where 54 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 22 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent live. Aside from Zambia Chilawa exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 39 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schilawa9368/
Chilaswa9317/
Tchilawa931/
Hilawa922/
Cilawa921/
Chilawahe88140/
Chilewa863,500/
Chilowa861,840/
Chilawo86182/
Chilawe86140/
Chilawi8611/
Chelawa868/
Hilawas866/
Shilawa863/
Chilaba862/
Chilava861/
Chulawa861/
Chihlaba80169/
Chelawat8069/
Chileuwa8058/
Chilaeva8040/
Chilavat8036/
Chihlava8028/
Chilyaba8023/
Tchilava8020/
Chilavad8013/
Chailowa806/
Shillawa805/
Chillewa804/
Chilouwa804/
Khilawah803/
Chilavap802/
Chilabai801/
Chillava801/
Schilowa801/
Chulaway801/
Chejlawa801/
Hillaway800/
Kilawa771,845/
Hilawi77119/
Silawa7790/
Zilawa7720/
Hilawe777/
Helawa777/
Hilawo774/
Celawa772/
Hilaba771/
Hilowa771/
Cilava771/
Hilawy771/
Hylawa771/
Chilyaeva7545/
Chilavath759/
Chillawoh755/
Chillaeva752/
Chilahava751/
Chillahua751/
Chilloway751/
Chilovaya751/
Chelawaid751/
Shilowa71851/
Sielawa71772/
Cielava71406/
Chilowe71369/
Chilavi71307/
Chilova71303/
Chilabi71261/
Chileva71220/
Chiloba71178/
Chelewa71155/
Kielawa71126/
Hillawi71125/
Shilaba7181/
Chilave7169/
Cetlawa7148/
Kilawat7125/
Chilabo7121/
Kilaswa7121/
Silawai7118/
Kailawa7118/
Chilabe7115/
Chhailavad718/
Chelava716/
Silawah715/
Hislava714/
Kilawai714/
Chelowa714/
Hilawie714/
Kilahwa713/
Silawas713/
Zhilava712/
Shilava712/
Silgawa712/
Chelawe712/
Cilahua712/
Silaiwa711/
Khilava711/
Chilavy711/
Chaailavat711/
Chailabhai711/
Hilavat711/
Chulewa711/
Cailava711/
Hitlawi711/
Hejlawa711/
Khilawi711/
Siliawa711/
Hailava711/
Hailawy711/
Dschailowa711/
Citlava711/
Chilewo711/
Hijlawi711/
Hijlawy711/
Keilawa711/
Tsilawa711/
Zailawa711/
Shelawa711/
Kilaway710/
Chislova671,496/
Shilavat67880/
Chelavad67741/
Tshilowa67596/
Citlahua67503/
Caillaba67279/
Caillava67230/
Shilabai67136/
Chehlawi6793/
Chejlava6768/
Chilaver6767/
Chulaeva6759/
Chileeva6755/
Hellaway6752/
Kailiawa6748/
Tshilaba6748/
Chelaeva6737/
Chelavat6731/
Chelhawi6731/
Chehlawy6723/
Chilleva6717/
Schilova6711/
Chitlova6711/
Cheylava6711/
Chylaeva6710/
Chilavet677/
Chihlabo676/
Shilyava675/
Healaway674/
Sailaway673/
Quilawat673/
Shelawad672/
Shilavad672/
Chilavez672/
Chilavis672/
Chhilave672/
Koilawad672/
Shilovaa671/
Sailawad671/
Chailave671/
Chellava671/
Jailawua671/
Hilliawi671/
Hilloway671/
Hislavat671/
Shilavas671/
Shelawat671/
Shilaiva671/
Cheloway671/
Silawait671/
Tchilova671/
Cailhava671/
Cayllawa671/
Cuilahua671/
Czealawa671/
Chiliowo671/
Chillaby671/
Chilioba671/
Sheilaba671/
Gillaway670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chilawa
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