Chilungo Surname

409,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chilungo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chilungo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4301:123,12011,660
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
Zambia181:880,55128,935
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
China21:683,660,78330,601
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chilungo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chilungo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilungo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 409,211th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,533,426 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chilungo reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 430 people, or 1 in 123,120. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Lindi Region, where 48 percent reside, Mtwara Region, where 38 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 14 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 46 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chilongo8817,031/
Chilunga883,175/
Shilungo8854/
Chulungo883/
Chilugod881/
Hiluno861/
Chailunga8229/
Chullungo8221/
Chilyunga828/
Chillongo826/
Shillungo821/
Tshilungo821/
Chilongoo821/
Chilongoh821/
Schilongo821/
Zilungo801,580/
Chelugo801,161/
Kilungo80558/
Hilongo80518/
Cilongo8035/
Hilunga8030/
Silungo808/
Chiluga803/
Cilunga801/
Hillugo801/
Chilogo801/
Ciluino801/
Chailungga7812/
Chillungah781/
Shilongo7513,757/
Shilunga752,884/
Chilonga752,555/
Chelongo7595/
Hilonggo7588/
Sihlungo7518/
Hailongo755/
Chelugoi754/
Quilungo754/
Chilogoi754/
Hilungga753/
Hilunnoi751/
Kilungoh751/
Hilonngo751/
Chilonuo751/
Chelunga751/
Tshilongo713,039/
Tshilunga71705/
Hilogo7186/
Cilono7112/
Shillunga7112/
Hiluna718/
Heluno715/
Shailunga714/
Shilongoh714/
Hiluga714/
Shilongoo713/
Chelongoi713/
Kiloungou712/
Shihlongo712/
Chailugga711/
Shailongo711/
Giloungou711/
Chellunga711/
Gilugo711/
Shilungaa711/
Hillonggo711/
Kilongo6710,284/
Hilonga674,417/
Kilunga674,039/
Jilunga67567/
Silongo67176/
Silunga67148/
Hailono6767/
Chiloga6761/
Helongo6734/
Shilyaunga6724/
Selungo6723/
Hilugas676/
Cilonga675/
Hailuna671/
Zilunga671/
Chilona671/
Helunga671/
Gelungo671/
Gilluno671/
Gilunga671/

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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 Chilungo
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