Chiwalala Surname
Approximately 258 people bear this surname
Chiwalala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 254 | 1:208,432 | 17,623 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Chiwalala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwalala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiwalala is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwalala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chiwalala is the 993,593rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiwalala live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 208,432. In Tanzania Chiwalala is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 69 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 25 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent reside and Finland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chibalala | 89 | 15 | / |
| Chiwalali | 89 | 4 | / |
| Chivalala | 89 | 2 | / |
| Shiwalala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kiwalala | 82 | 236 | / |
| Tshiswalala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chibalale | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshibalala | 74 | 2 | / |
| Sibalala | 71 | 58 | / |
| Sivalala | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hivalale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kibalala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sibhalala | 67 | 41 | / |
| Hebaalala | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kievalala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshebalala | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sivalola | 59 | 27 | / |
| Kevalala | 59 | 19 | / |
| Jewalali | 59 | 3 | / |
| Hebalali | 59 | 2 | / |
| Sebalala | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chibololo | 56 | 4 | / |
| Jivalally | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sivolalath | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Chiwalala
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