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Where Does The Last Name Chembe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Chembe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻤﺐ, Russian: Чембе) occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chembe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 32,751^st most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 448,934 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chembe live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 222,733^rd most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 1,256 people.

Chembe is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 9,253 people, or 1 in 1,713. In Zambia Chembe is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 28 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 26 percent live and Central Province, where 16 percent live. Not including Zambia this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 17 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.

Chembe Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (94%) in Kenya.

Chembe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.39% more than the national average, earning R 431,052 per year.