Chilimila Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Chilimila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 130 | 1:407,243 | 28,711 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chilimila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilimila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chilimila is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilimila? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,565,797th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilimila live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 407,243. In Tanzania Chilimila is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 88 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 3 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelimila | 89 | 119 | / |
| Chilimula | 89 | 26 | / |
| Chilimela | 89 | 25 | / |
| Chilemila | 89 | 22 | / |
| Chilimile | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shilimila | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jhilimilia | 84 | 30 | / |
| Chellimila | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kilimila | 82 | 596 | / |
| Silimila | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chilumula | 78 | 6,567 | / |
| Chelimela | 78 | 1,394 | / |
| Shilimela | 78 | 414 | / |
| Chilemile | 78 | 213 | / |
| Chilemela | 78 | 101 | / |
| Chilumela | 78 | 7 | / |
| Chelimula | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chelimili | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chelimile | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chilemula | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chilumulla | 74 | 112 | / |
| Chillumula | 74 | 10 | / |
| Chelimeela | 74 | 8 | / |
| Chellimela | 74 | 5 | / |
| Cheliemela | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chilummula | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chilumeela | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chileemela | 74 | 1 | / |
| Silimela | 71 | 1,287 | / |
| Kilimilo | 71 | 235 | / |
| Celimela | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chillumulla | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chelemela | 67 | 34 | / |
| Chelumula | 67 | 30 | / |
| Chelimeli | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shelimela | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tsilimela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chulumula | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chelemula | 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 Chilimila
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