Chambu Surname

490,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4291:123,40711,679
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
India171:45,121,493474,784
France121:5,535,227269,324
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

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

Chambu (Hindi: चम्बू, Marathi: चंबु, Tibetan: ལྕམ་བར་) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chambu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 490,085th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,780,393 people. The last name Chambu occurs predominantly 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 given name throughout the world. It is borne by 212 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 429 people, or 1 in 123,407. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 51 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent reside and Mara Region, where 21 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chambou92128/
Chambeu92117/
Chambus9215/
Tchambu9215/
Chambau927/
Chambut924/
Chambud922/
Cheambu921/
Chambuy921/
Hambu91496/
Cambu91251/
Chambaud861,493/
Tchambou86962/
Chambaut86131/
Chamboux8690/
Tchambeu8619/
Chambeux8616/
Chambous865/
Chambuss862/
Chambhau861/
Schambau861/
Chambouy861/
Chambuha861/
Chambout860/
Shambu831,919/
Cambui831,568/
Cambou831,173/
Khambu83980/
Cambuy83321/
Hambut83218/
Chembu83136/
Chombu83120/
Chamvu8389/
Cambau8332/
Cambuí8325/
Hambou8324/
Hambus8322/
Zhambu8316/
Chambó8313/
Hambau8312/
Hambeu8312/
Cambeu839/
Hambuh834/
Chanbu834/
Ciambu831/
Hambuy830/
Chambault80685/
Schambous801/
Tcheambou801/
Chahambou801/
Cheambudd801/
Shambhu773,660/
Tshambu77963/
Khambhu77556/
Hambuch77359/
Chombut77261/
Cambuhy77216/
Chanbut77132/
Hambouz77120/
Chembeu77118/
Chaãbou7789/
Shambuy7759/
Choombu7738/
Chombou7738/
Hahambu7736/
Zhambau7710/
Chanbup776/
Shambou775/
Chamboo774/
Chombuu774/
Hambous773/
Shaimbu773/
Shaambu773/
Cambhuy773/
Hamboud772/
Chanbou772/
Xhambeu772/
Chombus771/
Chanbhu771/
Chanbus771/
Choumbu771/
Shaumbu771/
Hambout771/
Hambuuy771/
Chombeu771/
Chanbui771/
Chanbud771/
Chombhu771/
Heambut771/
Khambau771/
Shambau770/
Chaimbault75219/
Sambu7342,832/
Jambu733,017/
Zambu731,109/
Hombu7365/
Xambu7311/
Canbu736/
Combu736/
Cambó735/
Hanbu733/
Cambú731/
Camvu731/
Haitembu711,400/
Tchombou71170/
Hachimbu7157/
Choumbou7156/
Chamvoux7148/
Cheumbou7116/
Tchanbou7114/
Hamboush7111/
Chotembu718/
Tchombeu717/
Shambhus716/
Hambouth716/
Shammbhu715/
Sachimbu715/
Tshambuy714/
Chainbou714/
Tchanbeu713/
Shambhuj712/
Chombaut712/
Chamboey711/
Chanbush711/
Dzhambau711/
Shambhau711/
Shambhud711/
Khambhuj711/
Kheambuh711/
Shasembu711/
Shahambu711/
Tchoumbu711/
Tchamwou711/
Tchanbui711/
Tshaumbu711/
Chuimbou711/
Chanbouz711/
Chombuch711/
Heambout711/
Chainbus710/
Sambou6754,666/
Sambuu677,089/
Zambou672,368/
Sambhu671,130/
Jambou67989/
Tchoumbou67870/
Tsambu67750/
Jambau67502/
Sambut67253/
Shamvu67194/
Sambau67178/
Sambus6779/
Siambu6778/
Sambuy6777/
Sambui6775/
Xambeu6770/
Tchoumbeu6770/
Khamvu6755/
Jambhu6752/
Jambui6749/
Dzambu6746/
Hombut6745/
Sambud6731/
Shombu6727/
Combou6724/
Xhamvu6723/
Saimbu6714/
Chenbu679/
Chainbaux679/
Sambuh678/
Khanbu678/
Coimbu677/
Sammbu676/
Chonbu676/
Cambão676/
Jambuy676/
Shanbu675/
Hombau675/
Combau674/
Hanbou674/
Sahmbu674/
Saambu673/
Hanbut673/
Combui672/
Canbui672/
Hombus672/
Canbuy672/
Chanvu672/
Chombó672/
Hanbuz672/
Jambeu671/
Zambeu671/
Schanbush671/
Schombuch671/
Shambouth671/
Zambau671/
Shahambhu671/
Hombou671/
Zambuh671/
Zambui671/
Saumbu671/
Saymbu671/
Tchombout671/
Tchaunbou671/
Tcheanbou671/
Ciombu671/
Chanwu671/
Haitembuh671/
Zhanbu671/
Hombud671/
Cheanbaux670/
Hanbus670/
Shambauch670/

Chambu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chambu in the Tibetan language
ལྕམ་བར་chamwar-
Chambu in the Marathi language
चंबुcambu76.92
चंबूcambu23.08
Chambu in the Hindi language
चम्बूcambu65
चम्बुcambu15
छम्बुchambu10
चमबूcamabu5
चंबूcambu5

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