Chemba Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2831:56,0075,145
Tanzania1501:352,94426,073
Cameroon491:423,85935,946
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
India241:31,961,058386,265
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Chemba (124) may also be a first name.

Chemba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chemba (Bengali: চেম্বা, Russian: Чемба, Tibetan: བཙན་བཱ་) is found most in Zambia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chemba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 504,985th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,211,609 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Chemba are found; 55 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 836,439th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 124 people.

The last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 283 people, or 1 in 56,007. In Zambia Chemba is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 35 percent live, Northern Province, where 34 percent live and Southern Province, where 18 percent live. Barring Zambia Chemba is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.

Chemba Last Name Statistics demography

Chemba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.67% less than the national average, earning R 53,064 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chembea92508/
Cheemba9282/
Tchemba9259/
Chembai9255/
Schemba9249/
Chembay9211/
Chembaa924/
Chembah923/
Chembas923/
Chaemba922/
Cheumba922/
Cheamba921/
Chiemba921/
Chembat921/
Chetmba921/
Chembaz921/
Hemba914,236/
Cemba91484/
Chitemba86147/
Chembaya8630/
Chisemba8615/
Cheimbay868/
Chesimba861/
Tchembaz861/
Chomba8352,778/
Chamba8340,503/
Chembe8316,233/
Chimba838,515/
Chembo837,973/
Chymba83369/
Chemwa83264/
Khemba83167/
Shemba83133/
Hembah83100/
Hiemba8390/
Chembi8336/
Zhemba8332/
Chenba8329/
Hembas8315/
Hembay8312/
Czemba8310/
Csemba838/
Tcemba837/
Hembad837/
Henmba836/
Hembaa834/
Cuemba832/
Chemua831/
Hembau831/
Caemba831/
Cembat831/
Chemby831/
Heamba831/
Hembea831/
Scemba830/
Schembach8033/
Cmba803/
Chichemba801/
Chesimbai801/
Chiomba773,261/
Cheembo771,032/
Chimbay77759/
Chambai77641/
Tchimba77600/
Cheembe77511/
Hembach77409/
Tshemba77327/
Chaamba77268/
Chambaa77255/
Chembou77239/
Chimbau77203/
Chenbai77141/
Chembeu77118/
Chenbap7782/
Chaimba7751/
Chymbai7744/
Chember7739/
Chimbad7739/
Chimbga7728/
Tchembo7728/
Chombay7726/
Chemwai7718/
Hembeap7716/
Chiembe7715/
Chambay7715/
Tchemwa7714/
Shiemba7714/
Chambah7713/
Chambea7710/
Chombah779/
Chimbai778/
Chambau777/
Chymbay776/
Tchenba776/
Chemboi776/
Chembet775/
Chhembi774/
Zheemba774/
Chimbaa774/
Chimbaz774/
Chenbay773/
Chombai773/
Shembha773/
Chuimba773/
Chemuha773/
Chimbah773/
Cheambe773/
Hetemba773/
Chembei773/
Cheambi773/
Chambaj773/
Heembai773/
Shembad772/
Cheumbe772/
Chhamba772/
Shembai772/
Chembeh772/
Sheimba772/
Kheamba772/
Chembie772/
Chembey771/
Chembis771/
Chennba771/
Chhembe771/
Chihmba771/
Choembo771/
Chiembi771/
Chenbaz771/
Chembos771/
Chimbat771/
Cheumwa771/
Chembit771/
Scheambach751/
Zemba7313,798/
Semba738,376/
Kemba734,233/
Hembe732,286/
Jemba732,226/
Hemby732,086/
Cembo731,411/
Gemba731,181/
Himba73522/
Hembi73360/
Hemwa73330/
Henba73153/
Hembo73145/
Cimba73138/
Cymba73112/
Hymba7370/
Čemba734/
Qemba733/
Xemba732/
Cmbad731/
Hemva731/
Hemua731/
Heimbach714,795/
Chitembo711,872/
Chimbaya711,027/
Chisembe71934/
Chisimba71827/
Chitimba71461/
Chombeau71191/
Tshiemba71137/
Chitembe7180/
Tchembou7173/
Chimbaud7173/
Chitembi7160/
Chahamba7126/
Haisemba7125/
Chiembou7117/
Cheumbou7116/
Chambaha7110/
Tchuimba7110/
Chimbaia719/
Chisembo714/
Chombaha714/
Chambaah714/
Tchimbay714/
Chesembe714/
Choenbay711/
Chombhay711/
Chambhau711/
Chammbea711/
Dsehemba711/
Chimbaha711/
Chimbeau711/
Heimbath711/
Tchoimba711/
Tchimbaa711/
Tchimmba711/
Tchenbai711/
Tchaimba711/
Thshemba711/
Chetembo711/
Chiombah711/
Chemwach711/
Cheamvai711/
Chemboth711/
Shembach710/
Scembach710/
Shimba6724,501/
Chambo6723,783/
Chimbo6712,508/
Chombo6710,470/
Ziemba679,681/
Khembo677,493/
Quemba672,130/
Chimbi671,817/
Kaemba671,787/
Sembai671,159/
Chimbe67808/
Kiemba67761/
Shembo67731/
Sembay67692/
Kembau67362/
Hember67238/
Kemboa67226/
Chimwa67223/
Kuemba67161/
Himbau67156/
Chanba67141/
Sembah67133/
Jembai6796/
Zsemba6795/
Dzemba6783/
Kembay6780/
Cimbat6779/
Chinba6776/
Tsemba6774/
Khembi6772/
Khembe6769/
Hiembi6769/
Hembei6762/
Shenba6761/
Hembey6760/
Hambah6757/
Himbas6752/
Hjembo6748/
Haissemba6748/
Hembes6747/
Chimbault6744/
Kembai6743/
Chenbi6743/
Chenbo6743/
Heimbi6741/
Zembah6737/
Sembea6737/
Sembat6736/
Schimbach6734/
Sembaj6729/
Keemba6728/
Siemba6725/
Khimba6723/
Hiembe6723/
Jembau6723/
Hemway6722/
Heimby6720/
Chimby6720/
Keimba6720/
Chenwa6718/
Himbat6716/
Coimba6716/
Cimbay6716/
Cembey6716/
Chambó6713/
Cimbas6713/
Chynba6713/
Caimba6712/
Chańba6711/
Cimbaz6710/
Himbai6710/
Zeimba679/
Hemvay679/
Gembai679/
Chenva678/
Seumba678/
Cenbay678/
Gembau677/
Zeamba677/
Cembos676/
Chimbí676/
Ssemba676/
Cuimba676/
Saemba675/
Tshehemba675/
Seamba675/
Khmbat674/
Heimbauch674/
Hembot674/
Gembay674/
Heembe674/
Henmbe674/
Tsehenmba674/
Chechembe674/
Chemwo674/
Cenbat674/
Hembee673/
Schenbach673/
Koemba673/
Hiembo673/
Sembau673/
Kembah673/
Hembie672/
Himbah672/
Zembaa672/
Soemba672/
Zembai672/
Chombó672/
Czembo672/
Hembou672/
Henbai672/
Xhimba672/
Chichembe672/
Kembaa671/
Kembea671/
Khmbay671/
Chetinbay671/
Hembej671/
Hembuj671/
Hembys671/
Hemvad671/
Hejmbj671/
Himbaj671/
Ckymba671/
Zhemwa671/
Zaemba671/
Semmba671/
Chemve671/
Chichimba671/
Tsehembea671/
Tssehemba671/
Hemmbe671/
Hembeh671/
Chambô671/
Himbay671/
Jeamba671/
Jembea671/
Hembhy671/
Hembiy671/
Hemboj671/
Henmbi671/
Keamba671/
Keumba671/
Kembad671/
Kembaî671/
Kkemba671/
Zenmba671/
Sesmba671/
Shhmba671/
Senmba671/
Sembaa671/
Sembas671/
Tcheambou671/
Caembo671/
Cimbau671/
Cenbas671/
Csenba671/
Chemvo671/
Kembaz671/
Heimbe671/
Hemboh671/
Hemwat671/
Hymbai671/
Khmbai671/
Sheimbach670/
Schoenbau670/
Cheanbaux670/
Hemboy670/

Chemba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chemba in the Bengali language
চেম্বাcemba-
Chemba in the Tibetan language
བཙན་བཱ་tsenba50
བཙན་འབའ་tsenba50
Chemba in the Russian language
Чембаcemba-

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