Chaambwa Surname

129,933rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chaambwa Surname User-submission:

The Chaambwa surname means 'something that has been said' in Chitonga, language in Zambia.

Chaambwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3,4631:4,577557
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chaambwa (31) may also be a first name.

Chaambwa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Chaambwa surname means 'something that has been said' in Chitonga, language in Zambia.

- kaloncharm

Chaambwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chaambwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chaambwa is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaambwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chaambwa is the 129,933rd most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,091,718 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chaambwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chaambwa is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held forename globally, held by 31 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 3,463 people, or 1 in 4,577. In Zambia Chaambwa is most numerous in: Southern Province, where 51 percent reside, Central Province, where 23 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent reside. Barring Zambia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and Kuwait, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaammbwa941/
Chambwa931,339/
Chaambwe88164/
Chaamvwa887/
Chaumbwa887/
Chambwai881/
Tchambwa881/
Chhambwa881/
Chambwaa881/
Cambwa862/
Hambwa861/
Chaaambwe821/
Chambwe801,983/
Chambua801,324/
Shambwa80104/
Chembwa8065/
Chombwa8021/
Champwa801/
Haambwe801/
Chamvwa801/
Haampwa801/
Chachimbwa781/
Shaumbwa75374/
Choombwa75161/
Tshambwa7534/
Chambuha751/
Hatembwa751/
Sambwa714,167/
Cambua71545/
Zambwa71184/
Hambua7112/
Hambwe715/
Chatembwe711/
Shambua674,354/
Chombwe67914/
Khambua67715/
Tsambwa67181/
Ssambwa67100/
Dzambwa6755/
Chombua6746/
Shombwa6721/
Zhombwa6718/
Hombwea671/
Sambwat671/
Hanbway671/
Chombwi671/
Hambwer671/
Cambuay671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chaambwa
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