Chilaya Surname
Approximately 873 people bear this surname
Chilaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 784 | 1:21,836 | 3,343 |
| Kenya | 73 | 1:632,601 | 28,796 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chilaya (40) may also be a first name.
Chilaya Demographics
Chilaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chilaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chilaya (Marathi: चीलया, Russian: Чилая) is most common in Malawi. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chilaya is the 402,148th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,347,704 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chilaya live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chilaya is also the 1,614,485th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 40 people.
Chilaya is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 784 people, or 1 in 21,836. Beside Malawi it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Chilaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Chilaya last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chilaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chilaya in the Marathi language | ||
| चीलया | cilaya | - |
| Chilaya in the Russian language | ||
| Чилая | cilaa | - |
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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 Chilaya
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