Chambya Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Chambya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 68 | 1:233,087 | 14,396 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chambya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chambya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chambya is most common in Zambia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chambya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,293,424th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chambya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 233,087. In Zambia Chambya is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 68 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 28 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia it is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaambya | 93 | 237 | / |
| Hambya | 92 | 4 | / |
| Chambia | 86 | 386 | / |
| Hambyah | 86 | 94 | / |
| Chambea | 86 | 10 | / |
| Shambya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Chambeau | 80 | 479 | / |
| Tchambia | 80 | 91 | / |
| Chambhia | 80 | 5 | / |
| Chambiat | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chaambia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haamb'ya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chammbea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chambiha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cambia | 77 | 658 | / |
| Sambya | 77 | 176 | / |
| Hambia | 77 | 108 | / |
| Zambya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Hambea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jambya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chembayya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hambija | 71 | 63 | / |
| Chambio | 71 | 61 | / |
| Khambia | 71 | 38 | / |
| Hambiah | 71 | 20 | / |
| Sambyah | 71 | 17 | / |
| Tsambya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ssambya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cambiha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sambyay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchahambia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chombia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamvia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chembia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shambia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ciambia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambhya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khambhayia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jhambia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambayya | 67 | 108 | / |
| Chembiah | 67 | 33 | / |
| Chamueah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sambaiya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tchambio | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zambeiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hambejja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chamweha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chamveha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jambayya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sambeiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambayia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchombia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambeuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shambiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shambhia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shombhya | 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 Chambya
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