Chilhi Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Chilhi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Chilhi (48) may also be a first name.
Chilhi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilhi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chilhi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻠﺤﻲ, Hindi: चिल्ही) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilhi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Chilhi live; 40 percent live in North Africa and 40 percent live in Mahgreb. Chilhi is also the 1,448,253rd most common first name in the world, borne by 48 people.
This surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Chilhi is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 50 percent live, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 25 percent live and Tagant Region, where 25 percent live. Besides Mauritania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 40 percent live and Belgium, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chilhi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chilhi in the Hindi language | ||
| चिल्ही | cil'hi | 88 |
| चिलही | cilahi | 8 |
| चील्ही | cil'hi | 4 |
| Chilhi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻠﺤﻲ | alshlhy | 50 |
| ﺷﻠﺤﻲ | shlhy | 25 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻠﺢ | alshlh | 25 |
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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 Chilhi
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