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 be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilya? popularity and diffusion
Chilya is the 1,806,862nd most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname Chilya is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Chilya are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 749,223rd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 151 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 670,147. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 89 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 5 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Chilya is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 16 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.
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
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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 Chilya
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