Chilundu Surname

223,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chilundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chilundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,2021:14,2422,234
Zambia6011:26,3732,776
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Chilundu (24) may also be a first name.

Chilundu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chilundu occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilundu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 223,284th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,995,365 people. The last name Chilundu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilundu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chilundu is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 24 people.

This surname is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 1,202 people, or 1 in 14,242. Other than Malawi this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Chilundu Last Name Statistics demography

Chilundu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.75% less than the national average, earning R 117,048 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiluundu941/
Cilundu931/
Hailundu88194/
Shilundu888/
Chilondu881/
Chulundu881/
Tshilundu82140/
Kilundu803,935/
Silundu80165/
Zilundu8066/
Gilundu8021/
Tshilundhu781/
Siluundu752/
Kiloundou711/
Selundu6734/
Jelundu674/
Kilondu674/
Kelundu674/

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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 Chilundu
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