Kachila Surname
Approximately 1,721 people bear this surname
Kachila Surname Definition:
Kachila is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a person who born a very sickly child but miraculously recovered.
Kachila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 996 | 1:53,154 | 5,853 |
| Zambia | 384 | 1:41,276 | 4,054 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Kenya | 67 | 1:689,252 | 29,975 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kachila (138) may also be a first name.
Kachila Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kachila is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a person who born a very sickly child but miraculously recovered.
Kachila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kachila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kachila (Hindi: कचिला, Marathi: कचीला, Oriya: କଚିଲା) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kachila click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kachila? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kachila is the 234,133rd most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,234,483 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kachila live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 787,636th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 138 people.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 996 people, or 1 in 53,154. In Tanzania Kachila is most common in: Geita Region, where 28 percent live, Kagera Region, where 24 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 21 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 22 percent live and Malawi, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kachila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kachila in the Hindi language | ||
| कचिला | kacila | - |
| Kachila in the Oriya language | ||
| କଚିଲା | kacila | - |
| Kachila in the Marathi language | ||
| कचीला | kacila | - |
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Footnotes
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