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 last name Chilaya (Marathi: चीलया, Russian: Чилая) is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chilaya is the 402,148th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,347,704 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chilaya reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chilaya is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 40 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 784 people, or 1 in 21,836. Aside from Malawi this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 8 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Chilaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily 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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