Chalambo Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Chalambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 87 | 1:608,524 | 37,695 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Chalambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chalambo has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalambo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chalambo is the 1,918,812th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chalambo are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 608,524. In Tanzania Chalambo is mostly concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 74 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent live and Manyara Region, where 10 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Challambo | 94 | 1 | / |
| Calambo | 93 | 564 | / |
| Halambo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chalamba | 88 | 610 | / |
| Khalambo | 88 | 8 | / |
| Chaulembo | 82 | 62 | / |
| Halambosh | 82 | 35 | / |
| Tchalombo | 82 | 6 | / |
| Chalyamba | 82 | 5 | / |
| Khalamboi | 82 | 2 | / |
| Tshalambo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Challamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chaluombo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chalambat | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khahlambo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Calamba | 80 | 9,651 | / |
| Colambo | 80 | 829 | / |
| Halamba | 80 | 407 | / |
| Salambo | 80 | 145 | / |
| Jalambo | 80 | 77 | / |
| Calombo | 80 | 61 | / |
| Zalambo | 80 | 55 | / |
| Halamvo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chalemba | 75 | 1,056 | / |
| Shalamba | 75 | 78 | / |
| Chalomba | 75 | 53 | / |
| Haulamba | 75 | 39 | / |
| Cholombo | 75 | 12 | / |
| Calomboy | 75 | 11 | / |
| Chalamwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khalamba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chelombo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Saulambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sialambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chalanba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caulombo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chelamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tschaloumbo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chailemba | 71 | 62 | / |
| Shalambat | 71 | 30 | / |
| Calamuhoy | 71 | 7 | / |
| Khalaumba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tsalamboa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tshalamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shailamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Colombo | 67 | 193,456 | / |
| Salamba | 67 | 7,976 | / |
| Jalamba | 67 | 114 | / |
| Holombo | 67 | 104 | / |
| Calomba | 67 | 54 | / |
| Salombo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Jalanbo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Zalamba | 67 | 22 | / |
| Halomba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chaleamvat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Calanba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Holamba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Colanbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Colamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshailamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaileimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaleamwat | 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 Chalambo
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