Chilya Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Chilya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 79 | 1:670,147 | 39,342 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chilya (151) may also be a first name.
Chilya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chilya (Hindi: चिल्या, Russian: Чиля) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chilya.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,806,862nd most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. Chilya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Chilya live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Chilya is also the 749,223rd most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 151 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 670,147. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mara Region, where 89 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 5 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 16 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chilya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chilya in the Hindi language | ||
| चिल्या | cilya | 50 |
| चील्य | cilya | 50 |
| Chilya in the Russian language | ||
| Чиля | cila | - |
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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 Chilya
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