Chambwe Surname
Approximately 1,983 people bear this surname
Chambwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 865 | 1:18,324 | 2,055 |
| Malawi | 784 | 1:21,836 | 3,343 |
| Zimbabwe | 253 | 1:61,021 | 9,206 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chambwe (21) may also be a first name.
Chambwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chambwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chambwe is found most frequently in Zambia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chambwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chambwe is the 208,569th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,675,011 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chambwe live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chambwe is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 21 people.
The surname Chambwe is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 865 people, or 1 in 18,324. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Central Province, where 32 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 20 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 18 percent live. Barring Zambia Chambwe is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 40 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaambwe | 93 | 164 | / |
| Tchambwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hambwe | 92 | 5 | / |
| Cambwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chatembwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chaaambwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chambwa | 86 | 1,339 | / |
| Chombwe | 86 | 914 | / |
| Shambwe | 86 | 256 | / |
| Chembwe | 86 | 13 | / |
| Hambwer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Haambwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chaambwa | 80 | 3,484 | / |
| Cheembwe | 80 | 197 | / |
| Tshambwe | 80 | 62 | / |
| Chaumbwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Choombwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chhambwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chembwee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chambwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchambue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Choumbwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chambwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sambwe | 77 | 7,478 | / |
| Zambwe | 77 | 1,266 | / |
| Cambwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jambwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hampwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hambwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchamboue | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hachembwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chaammbwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hamboue | 71 | 166 | / |
| Shambwa | 71 | 104 | / |
| Shombwe | 71 | 50 | / |
| Siambwe | 71 | 30 | / |
| Shambwi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Chombwa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ssambwe | 71 | 14 | / |
| Khombwe | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sambwet | 71 | 10 | / |
| Zhombwe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chompwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hombwea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khambue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hajmbue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chombwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Champwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shachimbwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hambuer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsambwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaumbwa | 67 | 374 | / |
| Choompwe | 67 | 219 | / |
| Choombwa | 67 | 161 | / |
| Tshombwe | 67 | 41 | / |
| Tshambwa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Shambhwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ssaambwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchombue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chambuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheempwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Champued | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanbuey | 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
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- 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 Chambwe
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