Chilawo Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chilawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chilawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Zambia481:330,20717,862
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chilawo (27) may also be a first name.

Chilawo Last Name Facts

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

Chilawo is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilawo? popularity and diffusion

Chilawo is the 1,263,456th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chilawo reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent first name on earth, held by 27 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Without taking into account Malawi this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 26 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hilawo924/
Chillawoh885/
Chilawa86336/
Chilabo8621/
Chilewo861/
Schilawa8068/
Chilaswa8017/
Chihlabo806/
Chiliowo801/
Tchilawa801/
Silawo7766/
Kilawo7728/
Zilawo775/
Hilawa772/
Hilabo772/
Cilawa771/
Helawo771/
Chilawahe75140/
Hillawoth755/
Tchiliabo751/
Chilewa713,500/
Chilowa711,840/
Chilova71303/
Chileva71220/
Chiloba71178/
Chilová7110/
Sielawo7110/
Chelawa718/
Hilavuo716/
Hilawas716/
Chilobo714/
Shilawa713/
Kilauwo713/
Chilaba712/
Chulawa711/
Chilava711/
Siliawo711/
Chilovo711/
Ceilavo711/
Chilevo711/
Chelewo711/
Chislova671,496/
Chihlaba67169/
Chelawat6769/
Chileuwa6758/
Chileeva6755/
Chilaeva6740/
Chilavat6736/
Chihlava6728/
Chilyaba6723/
Tchilava6720/
Chilleva6717/
Chilavad6713/
Schilova6711/
Chitlova6711/
Chailowa676/
Shillawa675/
Chilouwa674/
Chillewa674/
Tshilabo674/
Tshilowo674/
Cheleiwo674/
Khilawah673/
Chilavap672/
Chillava671/
Chilyobo671/
Tchilobo671/
Schilowa671/
Tchilova671/
Chejlawa671/
Chilioba671/

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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 Chilawo
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