Chilema Surname
Approximately 495 people bear this surname
Chilema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 330 | 1:48,030 | 4,567 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chilema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chilema (Oriya: ଚିେଲମା) is found most in Zambia. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilema? popularity and diffusion
It is the 620,716th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 14,722,315 people. Chilema is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chilema are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chilema is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 330 people, or 1 in 48,030. In Zambia Chilema is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 37 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 20 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent reside. Other than Zambia it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 32 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chilema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chilema in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିେଲମା | cielama | - |
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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 Chilema
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