Chilenga Surname
Approximately 8,213 people bear this surname
Chilenga Surname Definition:
Chilenga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: the reason why I am where I am.
Chilenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 6,352 | 1:2,695 | 332 |
| Zambia | 1,193 | 1:13,286 | 1,517 |
| Tanzania | 558 | 1:94,877 | 9,450 |
| Zimbabwe | 58 | 1:266,177 | 28,032 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Chilenga (49) may also be a first name.
Chilenga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chilenga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: the reason why I am where I am.
Chilenga Demographics
Average Chilenga Salary in
South Africa
R 59,220
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chilenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chilenga is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilenga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 61,220th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 887,318 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilenga reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chilenga is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 49 people.
The surname Chilenga is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 6,352 people, or 1 in 2,695. Aside from Malawi this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 15 percent reside and Tanzania, where 7 percent reside.
Chilenga Last Name Statistics demography
Chilenga earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.08% less than the national average, earning R 59,220 per year.
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Footnotes
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