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
Chiwalala occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwalala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 993,593rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. Chiwalala occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiwalala live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Chiwalala is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 254 people, or 1 in 208,432. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 69 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 25 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Chiwalala exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent are found and Finland, where 0 percent are found.
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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