Chalibwa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chalibwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chalibwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Chalibwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chalibwa is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalibwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Chalibwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chalibwa reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Chalibwa is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia it is most common in: Central Province, where 50 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalibwa88126/
Chalubwa8816/
Chalibua881/
Chalebwa881/
Halibwi8041/
Calibua801/
Salibwa801/
Khalifwa756/
Khalivwa753/
Tshalebwa716/
Salibba6756/
Salebwa671/
Calibuo671/
Jalibba671/
Haleepwa633/
Salitbua631/
Salebba5323/
Jalebba531/
Hallivuo5015/
Salipuha501/

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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 Chalibwa
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