Chilolo Surname
Approximately 1,111 people bear this surname
Chilolo Surname Definition:
Chilolo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a village headman or a very respected person in society.
Chilolo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 464 | 1:114,098 | 10,974 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Zambia | 256 | 1:61,914 | 5,578 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chilolo (50) may also be a first name.
Chilolo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chilolo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a village headman or a very respected person in society.
Chilolo is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: village headman (Title).
Chilolo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: elder.
Chilolo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilolo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chilolo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilolo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chilolo is the 332,755th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 6,559,447 people. The surname Chilolo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilolo live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 50 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 464 people, or 1 in 114,098. In Tanzania Chilolo is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 36 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 30 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 18 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 31 percent reside and Zambia, where 23 percent reside.
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Footnotes
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