Chapumba Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chapumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chapumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chapumba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chapumba has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chapumba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chapumba is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chapumba reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Chapumba is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 50 percent live and Tanga Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chapfumba941/
Capumba934/
Shapumba881,820/
Chapomba881,043/
Hapumbay884/
Chaphimba82131/
Tshapumba824/
Shapumbah822/
Shapumbaa821/
Sapumba806/
Hapumbi801/
Capomba801/
Chapfombo712/
Capombo6736/
Sapumbo672/
Sapomba671/
Shapombo6321/
Sapumboh632/
Dzapfumwa591/
Sapunbo531/
Sapombo531/

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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 Chapumba
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