Chilola Surname
Approximately 258 people bear this surname
Chilola Surname Definition:
Chilola is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: glass, a depiction of beauty.
Chilola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Zambia | 31 | 1:511,288 | 22,588 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chilola Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chilola is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: glass, a depiction of beauty.
Chilola is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: mirror.
Chilola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilola Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chilola is found most in Malawi. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Chilola click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilola? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 993,593rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. The last name Chilola occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilola live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Without taking into account Malawi this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 12 percent reside and Angola, where 6 percent reside.
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Footnotes
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