Tchilima Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Tchilima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
Tchilima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchilima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tchilima is found most frequently in Niger. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchilima? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tchilima is the 4,116,508th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchilima reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
It is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Niger Tchilima exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 39 percent live and The Congo, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchilimma | 94 | 7 | / |
| Chilima | 93 | 5,768 | / |
| Tshilima | 88 | 5 | / |
| Tchilema | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cilima | 86 | 7 | / |
| Tchillema | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tchielema | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chilimo | 80 | 753 | / |
| Chilema | 80 | 495 | / |
| Ciliema | 80 | 32 | / |
| Chelima | 80 | 11 | / |
| Tshilema | 75 | 1,074 | / |
| Chelimai | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tchilemo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tchelema | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cieliema | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsilimas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chilyoma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Celima | 71 | 692 | / |
| Zilima | 71 | 398 | / |
| Cilema | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tchelemma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chelimo | 67 | 33,901 | / |
| Chilemo | 67 | 258 | / |
| Dzilima | 67 | 105 | / |
| Chelema | 67 | 14 | / |
| Cailema | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ceilema | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tselima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsilema | 67 | 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 Tchilima
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