Chambwa Surname
Approximately 1,339 people bear this surname
Chambwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,179 | 1:13,444 | 1,543 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Zimbabwe | 62 | 1:249,004 | 26,834 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chambwa (55) may also be a first name.
Chambwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chambwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chambwa occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chambwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 286,848th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,442,529 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chambwa live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 55 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 1,179 people, or 1 in 13,444. In Zambia Chambwa is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 31 percent live, Central Province, where 27 percent live and Southern Province, where 22 percent live. Not including Zambia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaambwa | 93 | 3,484 | / |
| Chaumbwa | 93 | 7 | / |
| Chambwai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tchambwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chhambwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chambwaa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Cambwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Hambwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chaammbwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chambwe | 86 | 1,983 | / |
| Chambua | 86 | 1,324 | / |
| Shambwa | 86 | 104 | / |
| Chembwa | 86 | 65 | / |
| Chombwa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Champwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chamvwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chachimbwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shaumbwa | 80 | 374 | / |
| Chaambwe | 80 | 164 | / |
| Choombwa | 80 | 161 | / |
| Tshambwa | 80 | 34 | / |
| Chaamvwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Hatembwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chambuha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sambwa | 77 | 4,167 | / |
| Cambua | 77 | 545 | / |
| Zambwa | 77 | 184 | / |
| Hambua | 77 | 12 | / |
| Hambwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Chaaambwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chatembwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shambua | 71 | 4,354 | / |
| Chombwe | 71 | 914 | / |
| Khambua | 71 | 715 | / |
| Chanbua | 71 | 452 | / |
| Tsambwa | 71 | 181 | / |
| Ssambwa | 71 | 100 | / |
| Dzambwa | 71 | 55 | / |
| Chombua | 71 | 46 | / |
| Champua | 71 | 27 | / |
| Shombwa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Zhombwa | 71 | 18 | / |
| Chamvua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cambuay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hanbway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haampwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haambwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hombwea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hambwer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chombwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshampwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tshambua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shambhua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Choombwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Choumbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Champuaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shambhva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchampua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanbwash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzammbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choumbua | 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 Chambwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis