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
Chilh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻠﺢ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chilh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Chilh reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Gorgol Region, where 50 percent reside and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 50 percent reside. Barring Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 25 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 25 percent reside.
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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