Chilolwa Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chilolwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chilolwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya961:481,04124,996
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Chilolwa Demographics

Chilolwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Chilolwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chilolwa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilolwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chilolwa is the 1,894,523rd most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilolwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 481,041. In Kenya Chilolwa is primarily found in: Kwale County, where 98 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 1 percent reside and Taita Taveta County, where 1 percent reside.

Chilolwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilolwa8070/
Hilolwe801/
Hilalwa801/
Chilulwe75166/
Chelalwa752/
Chilulwi751/
Kilalwa6741/
Chelalba63179/
Silahlwa638/
Chelalwoi594/
Chellalba591/
Silalba534/
Helalba534/
Qilalua531/
Selahlwa5046/
Gillalba501/
Jillalba501/
Hellalba501/
Helallba501/
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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 Chilolwa
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