Chilobwe Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chilobwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chilobwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134

Chilobwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chilobwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chilobwe occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilobwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 788,513th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. The last name Chilobwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilobwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Chilobwe is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Aside from Malawi Chilobwe is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chilobwa8878/
Chilebwe887/
Chilubwe884/
Chilabwe882/
Kilobwe8021/
Kilyobwe75123/
Chilubwa7580/
Kiliobwe7521/
Chilapwe7512/
Tshilobw751/
Kiluobwe751/
Shilabwe751/
Tshilabwe714/
Kilobwa67556/
Kilabwe6796/
Silopwet6330/
Chilafwa631/
Tshilabue59109/
Tshilafwe591/
Kilyahabwe562/
Silabwi535/
Kilabwa531/
Chilupui503/
Shilabbi502/
Shelavwe501/
Silaboue501/
Gillowby500/

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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 Chilobwe
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