Chilufya Surname
Approximately 27,098 people bear this surname
Chilufya Surname Definition:
Chilufya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: memory in honor of a lost one.
Chilufya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 26,403 | 1:600 | 77 |
| DR Congo | 486 | 1:152,016 | 15,865 |
| England | 88 | 1:633,160 | 37,224 |
| Zimbabwe | 41 | 1:376,542 | 34,729 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Chilufya (7,766) may also be a first name.
Chilufya Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chilufya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: memory in honor of a lost one.
Chilufya Demographics
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Chilufya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilufya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chilufya has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chilufya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilufya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 20,180th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 268,933 people. The surname Chilufya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chilufya are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 72,507th most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 7,766 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 26,403 people, or 1 in 600. In Zambia Chilufya is primarily found in: Copperbelt Province, where 27 percent live, Luapula Province, where 25 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent live. Aside from Zambia this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Chilufya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chilufya last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
Chilufya earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.38% less than the national average, earning $33,491 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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