Chambua Surname
Approximately 1,324 people bear this surname
Chambua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,285 | 1:41,200 | 4,706 |
| Kenya | 34 | 1:1,358,232 | 35,498 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Chambua (91) may also be a first name.
Chambua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chambua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chambua is found most in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chambua? popularity and diffusion
It is the 289,472nd most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,504,189 people. The surname Chambua is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chambua are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 91 people.
This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,285 people, or 1 in 41,200. In Tanzania Chambua is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 37 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 25 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 12 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent live and Argentina, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chambuha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Cambua | 92 | 545 | / |
| Hambua | 92 | 12 | / |
| Shambua | 86 | 4,354 | / |
| Chambwa | 86 | 1,339 | / |
| Khambua | 86 | 715 | / |
| Chanbua | 86 | 452 | / |
| Chombua | 86 | 46 | / |
| Champua | 86 | 27 | / |
| Chamvua | 86 | 4 | / |
| Cambuay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chaambwa | 80 | 3,484 | / |
| Chaumbwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tshambua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Shambhua | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chhambwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Champuaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chambwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchambwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchampua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chambwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Choumbua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sambua | 77 | 267 | / |
| Zambua | 77 | 62 | / |
| Campua | 77 | 10 | / |
| Hampua | 77 | 8 | / |
| Jambua | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hombua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Cambwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Câmbua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hanbua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hambwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ciambuayi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shambuayi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaammbwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sambuat | 71 | 125 | / |
| Shambwa | 71 | 104 | / |
| Khombua | 71 | 71 | / |
| Chembwa | 71 | 65 | / |
| Chombwa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Chanfua | 71 | 17 | / |
| Sambuay | 71 | 9 | / |
| Khanbua | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khampua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chamfwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambhua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chachimbwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamvwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shambuo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Campuay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanvua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saimbua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeambua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Champwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaumbwa | 67 | 374 | / |
| Choombwa | 67 | 161 | / |
| Tshambwa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Sambuaha | 67 | 18 | / |
| Chaamvwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khamphua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shambhva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hatembwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamfuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambuhay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanphua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chambua
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