Chamb Surname

427,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Chamb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chamb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7661:96,44910,884
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
France41:16,605,680368,153
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Chamb (33) may also be a first name.

Chamb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chamb (Bengali: চম্ব, Hindi: चाँब, Marathi: चांब) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chamb.

How Common Is The Last Name Chamb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 427,840th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 9,030,416 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Chamb are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Chamb is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 33 people.

The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 766 people, or 1 in 96,449. Besides The DR Congo Chamb is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.

Chamb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chamb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chamb last name expanded 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chambs9114/
Schamb912/
Chambt911/
Tchamb911/
Hamb89292/
Camb89115/
Schambs8333/
Chahamb831/
Champ807,296/
Khamb8081/
Shamb8030/
Chanb809/
Haimb806/
Chemb805/
Hambh804/
Hambs803/
Chomb801/
Cambì801/
Caumb801/
Chamv801/
Hambd801/
Chaãb801/
Hammb801/
Haumb801/
Chambova7720/
Chambowa771/
Schambch771/
Schamp732,134/
Champe731,303/
Champs731,015/
Tshamb73493/
Khambh73410/
Chaump73122/
Tchomb7377/
Champt7333/
Jhaamb7314/
Hambsh7312/
Chanbd735/
Shambd734/
Shambh734/
Dchamp733/
Jhanmb732/
Shambs732/
Chanbs731/
Cheumb731/
Tchamp731/
Hasimb731/
Schanb731/
Champh731/
Sahamb731/
Khanmb731/
Chaamp731/
Schomb730/
Chammp730/
Samb6785,385/
Camp6751,169/
Hamp673,310/
Hambsch671,106/
Comb67793/
Homb67278/
Zamb67203/
Schombs67111/
Jamb6795/
Hamf6756/
Schamps6746/
Schaump6731/
Canb6725/
Tchampe6715/
Hanb6711/
Dchamps676/
Camf673/
Hamw673/
Champps672/
Schampf671/
Schampp671/
Hamv671/
Choombs670/
Schhamp670/

Chamb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chamb in the Bengali language
চম্বcamba-
Chamb in the Hindi language
चाँबcamba-
Chamb in the Marathi language
चांबcamba66.67
चंबcamba33.33

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