Chilufya Surname

20,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chilufya Surname Definition:

Chilufya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: memory in honor of a lost one.

Chilufya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia26,4031:60077
DR Congo4861:152,01615,865
England881:633,16037,224
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
United States191:19,076,786604,894
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchilufya9421/
Chiluyfya941/
Chiluffya941/
Cilufya9355/
Chilufia8821/
Chulufya887/
Chilifya883/
Tshilufya8221/
Kilufya8026,562/
Silufya801/
Kiluffya751/
Kiluifya751/
Tshilufia711/
Kilufia671,595/
Kylufya671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chilufya
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