Chilengwe Surname
Approximately 287 people bear this surname
Chilengwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 147 | 1:107,823 | 8,449 |
| Tanzania | 126 | 1:420,172 | 29,494 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chilengwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilengwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chilengwe occurs most in Zambia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilengwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chilengwe is the 921,780th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. The last name Chilengwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chilengwe reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 107,823. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 31 percent reside, Eastern Province, where 18 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 15 percent reside. Other than Zambia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 44 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chihlengwe | 95 | 20 | / |
| Chilengue | 89 | 30,382 | / |
| Shilengwe | 89 | 64 | / |
| Chilingwe | 89 | 25 | / |
| Chilengwa | 89 | 21 | / |
| Tshilengwe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Tchelengwe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Tchilengue | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kilengwe | 82 | 723 | / |
| Hilengwa | 82 | 126 | / |
| Silengwe | 82 | 4 | / |
| Hilengue | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chilenkwa | 78 | 26 | / |
| Shilengwa | 78 | 9 | / |
| Chilingue | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chelengue | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chilenque | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chilingwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shilengue | 78 | 1 | / |
| Klengwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshilengwa | 74 | 27 | / |
| Kilengwa | 71 | 343 | / |
| Helengwa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Selengwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kilengue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kelengwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Helengue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hilengua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chelingue | 67 | 17 | / |
| Shilingwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Scilingue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Helengoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siluingwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kileng'wa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chilengwe
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