Chilengu Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Chilengu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 10 | 1:1,584,992 | 31,679 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Chilengu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilengu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chilengu is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chilengu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilengu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Chilengu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilengu reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,584,992. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 60 percent live and North-Western Province, where 40 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and Malawi, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shilengu | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chilenou | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chileanu | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chelengu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chilingu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshilengu | 82 | 219 | / |
| Tchilenou | 82 | 19 | / |
| Chisleanu | 82 | 10 | / |
| Chilenuue | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kilengu | 80 | 63 | / |
| Silengu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Cileanu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Helengu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cilenou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Caileanu | 75 | 67 | / |
| Cheleanu | 75 | 17 | / |
| Shilingu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chilgueu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cielenou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sehlengu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sielengou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hilinu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chilainou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Helenu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hillenuis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chellingu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hilgus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Selengu | 67 | 412 | / |
| Silingu | 67 | 63 | / |
| Gelengu | 67 | 56 | / |
| Gilingu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Helenus | 67 | 37 | / |
| Hillenhaus | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kelengu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kilingu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Helenou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ţileanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heleanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelgut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xelengu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cilyneu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelgou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zilingu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hilineu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heilgut | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chilengu
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