Cheembela Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Cheembela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheembela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia541:293,51716,670
England11:55,718,059489,080

Cheembela Last Name Facts

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

Cheembela is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheembela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cheembela is the 2,605,694th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Cheembela occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Cheembela are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 293,517. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 54 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 31 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 6 percent live. Beside Zambia Cheembela is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Cheembela
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