Chaomba Surname

303,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chaomba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chaomba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,2291:13,9292,189
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chaomba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chaomba Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chaomba is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chaomba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaomba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 303,021st most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,820,724 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chaomba live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,229 people, or 1 in 13,929. Apart from Malawi it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaombai931/
Chajomba931/
Caomba922/
Chaoumbai882/
Cayomba8663/
Cajomba861/
Caiomba861/
Shaomba861/
Chaoumbi804/
Hayombay804/
Chohomba801/
Hahoumba801/
Choyumba801/
Saomba7728/
Hoamba776/
Coamba774/
Jaomba774/
Caombo771/
Tchouamba7518/
Choijamba754/
Cahombo713,354/
Caiombo711,780/
Khaombi71327/
Sahomba71101/
Chaonua7176/
Chaonwa7161/
Cohombo7148/
Saoumba7111/
Hayombe716/
Johamba715/
Cayombo714/
Sajomba714/
Houamba712/
Saombai711/
Hooumba711/
Sohomba711/
Chaonuea67726/
Saoumbai6762/
Shayombo674/
Chouambe672/
Chooombe671/
Chaonuae671/
Shoyomba671/
Chouombe671/
Tshaombo671/
Tshoamba671/
Saoumbay671/
Zahoumba671/

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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 Chaomba
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