Chalimbana Surname
Approximately 504 people bear this surname
Chalimbana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 321 | 1:49,377 | 4,673 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
Chalimbana (11) may also be a first name.
Chalimbana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalimbana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chalimbana occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalimbana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 612,595th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,459,416 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chalimbana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 49,377. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 30 percent live, Southern Province, where 27 percent live and Central Province, where 17 percent live. Beside Zambia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 36 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Challimbana | 95 | 1 | / |
| Chalimwana | 90 | 1 | / |
| Zalimbana | 84 | 10 | / |
| Halimbona | 84 | 2 | / |
| Salimbana | 84 | 1 | / |
| Salimbanga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Salimbona | 74 | 66 | / |
| Salimbano | 74 | 1 | / |
| Colimbano | 74 | 1 | / |
| Zalembana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Salembanga | 70 | 113 | / |
| Jalmbani | 67 | 9 | / |
| Salimbongna | 67 | 8 | / |
| Salembona | 63 | 1 | / |
| Houlmbani | 63 | 1 | / |
| Siolimbona | 60 | 297 | / |
| Siolembona | 50 | 17 | / |
| Siolimbono | 50 | 7 | / |
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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 Chalimbana
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