Chalumba Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chalumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chalumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1541:343,77725,484
Zambia931:170,42911,814
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chalumba (26) may also be a first name.

Chalumba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chalumba is found most in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalumba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chalumba is the 902,012th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. The last name Chalumba is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chalumba are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 26 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 343,777. In Tanzania Chalumba is primarily concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 97 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 3 percent live and Katavi Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 31 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchalumba9489/
Chailumba941/
Calumba935,019/
Halumba9315/
Chalimba883,028/
Khalumba88601/
Calumbay88233/
Shalumba88154/
Chalomba8853/
Chalumbo881/
Calumbaa881/
Callumba881/
Chalimbah82105/
Chailumbi8270/
Tshalumba8248/
Khalaumba824/
Chalimbea820/
Columba802,613/
Calumbo802,382/
Salumba80193/
Calomba8054/
Halomba809/
Calunba801/
Chalimbeau780/
Sialumba75294/
Calumboy7544/
Halombau7510/
Shalomba755/
Jalumbai754/
Salgumba753/
Callumbo752/
Chalimbo752/
Salumbay752/
Salumbai752/
Salumbah751/
Ssalumba751/
Cholimba751/
Salaumba751/
Chalombe751/
Tchouloumba7413/
Tschaloumbo741/
Sialuumba7125/
Cholunbay711/
Houloumba711/
Jalumbhai711/
Colomba673,113/
Columbo671,450/
Salomba67102/
Calombo6761/
Salumbo6754/
Solumba6743/
Holomba6739/
Chaloemwai6712/
Jalumbe674/
Cholumnuay672/
Columbá671/
Xalumbo671/
Jalumua671/

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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
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  • 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 Chalumba
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