Chilih Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Chilih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Chilih (12) may also be a first name.
Chilih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chilih (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻠﺢ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilih? popularity and diffusion
Chilih is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Chilih reside; 88 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 88 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 12 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Manus, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Mauritania, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chilih Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chilih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻠﺢ | alshlh | - |
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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 Chilih
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