Chilua Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chilua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chilua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Chilua (23) may also be a first name.

Chilua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chilua (Hindi: चिलुआ, Oriya: ଚିଲୁଆ) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chilua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Chilua is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Chilua are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Chilua is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 23 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Chilua is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 80 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and India, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchilua924/
Hilua9113/
Cilua912/
Chitluea861/
Chilwa83866/
Chilba8361/
Hailua8359/
Chilva8313/
Chelua834/
Shilua833/
Chiluo832/
Hiluaa832/
Chulua832/
Hillua831/
Hilhua831/
Clua801,565/
Chuluea7722/
Shilwua779/
Chilwad775/
Choiluo775/
Chilwah774/
Chilbaa774/
Cheluah774/
Chilvas773/
Chilvat772/
Chilvad771/
Khailua771/
Chieluo771/
Kilua734,471/
Gilua731,241/
Hilwa73467/
Hilba73218/
Celua73164/
Silua73117/
Cilwa7345/
Cilba7345/
Hilva7332/
Helua7326/
Jilua7325/
Cluad7315/
Cluas734/
Khlua731/
Chesilwa7179/
Schilwat7121/
Huillhua7116/
Chelouha711/
Chelba671,142/
Chelwa67574/
Shilwa67325/
Tshiluayi67185/
Hilbay67155/
Chulwa67151/
Csilva6775/
Hailwa6764/
Chelva6756/
Hilwah6752/
Suilua6751/
Shiluo6728/
Czilwa6727/
Chulva6727/
Khelua6725/
Killua6725/
Hilway6719/
Chitlewad6713/
Heluaa679/
Scilba676/
Chuluo674/
Heluea674/
Hilvay674/
Hilbou673/
Khluay673/
Khilva672/
Dsilua672/
Cuiluo672/
Khilwa671/
Jillua671/
Heluha671/
Xillua671/
Cluass671/
Hailuo671/
Chauyluea671/
Hellua671/
Khluas671/
Kuilua671/
Silwua671/
Siluat671/
Siluea671/
Gillua671/
Choilouho671/
Hilvah671/
Gcilwa671/
Silhua671/
Schilbauh670/

Chilua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chilua in the Oriya language
ଚିଲୁଆcilu'a-
Chilua in the Hindi language
चिलुआcilu'a80
चिलुअाciluaa20

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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 Chilua
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