Chilh Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Chilh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Chilh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chilh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻠﺢ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chilh is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Chilh are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Gorgol Region, where 50 percent live and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Mauritania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 25 percent live and The Netherlands, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chilh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chilh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻠﺢ | shlh | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻠﺢ | alshlh | 50 |
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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 Chilh
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