Chilulu Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chilulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chilulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1551:341,55925,363
Zambia271:587,03424,185
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Chilulu Last Name Facts

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

Chilulu is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,163,787th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chilulu reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Chilulu is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 341,559. In Tanzania Chilulu is mostly found in: Lindi Region, where 95 percent are found, Rukwa Region, where 3 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Chilulu is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 13 percent are found and Angola, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchilulu9332/
Cilulu9245/
Hilulu921/
Hailulu86317/
Shilulu86118/
Chululu8610/
Tshilulu80800/
Chillolu804/
Shilaulu801/
Kilulu772,140/
Jilulu77440/
Silulu77164/
Cilolu771/
Zilulu771/
Gilulu771/
Tshiluilu7548/
Tshillulu751/
Chelaulau751/
Tsilulu711,183/
Kilului7164/
Kilgulu7121/
Silaulu713/
Kiluluu712/
Sihlulu711/
Kiluilu711/
Gilulau711/
Kiluulu711/
Kiloulu711/
Ceelulu711/
Sailulu711/
Kailulu711/
Heloulou67311/
Tshilolu6768/
Kiloulou678/
Siloulou674/
Chelielu673/
Kilhulhu671/

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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 Chilulu
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