Chambu Surname
Approximately 676 people bear this surname
Chambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 429 | 1:123,407 | 11,679 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Chambu (212) may also be a first name.
Chambu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chambu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chambu (Hindi: चम्बू, Marathi: चंबु, Tibetan: ལྕམ་བར་) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chambu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 490,085th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 10,780,393 people. The last name Chambu is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Chambu live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Chambu is also the 620,917th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 212 people.
Chambu is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 429 people, or 1 in 123,407. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 51 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent live and Mara Region, where 21 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chambu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chambu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལྕམ་བར་ | chamwar | - |
| Chambu in the Marathi language | ||
| चंबु | cambu | 76.92 |
| चंबू | cambu | 23.08 |
| Chambu in the Hindi language | ||
| चम्बू | cambu | 65 |
| चम्बु | cambu | 15 |
| छम्बु | chambu | 10 |
| चमबू | camabu | 5 |
| चंबू | cambu | 5 |
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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 Chambu
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