Chilwilo Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chilwilo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chilwilo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia191:834,20628,447
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Chilwilo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chilwilo is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilwilo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilwilo are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 834,206. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Luapula Province, where 95 percent reside and Southern Province, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chilwelo881/
Chilwila881/
Kilwilo801,479/
Tshilwila7148/
Cluilo714/
Kilwila67103/
Kiluilo674/
Silwila672/
Ciluila671/
Silbilo671/
Silwilad631/
Silbilio631/
Tshiluila5982/
Silwela53993/
Selwila53164/
Kiluila5321/
Kiluelo534/
Siluelo532/
Celuelo531/
Gilbaila501/
Gilbuila501/
Geluilio501/
Kuiluila501/
Silbilia501/
Gilvilla501/

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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 Chilwilo
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