Chembo Surname

62,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5,2361:3,027383
DR Congo2,5521:28,9503,620
Cameroon961:216,34421,934
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Tanzania201:2,647,08148,780
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chembo (726) may also be a first name.

Chembo Last Name Facts

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

Chembo is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chembo.

How Common Is The Last Name Chembo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 62,900th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 914,028 people. The surname Chembo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chembo reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 306,159th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 726 people.

It is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 5,236 people, or 1 in 3,027. In Zambia it is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 55 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 17 percent live and Central Province, where 14 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 32 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheembo921,032/
Chembou92239/
Tchembo9228/
Chemboi926/
Choembo921/
Chembos921/
Cembo911,411/
Hembo91145/
Chitembo861,872/
Tchembou8673/
Chiembou8617/
Cheumbou8616/
Chisembo864/
Chetembo861/
Chemboth861/
Chambo8323,783/
Chimbo8312,508/
Chombo8310,470/
Khembo837,493/
Shembo83731/
Chemba83650/
Hjembo8348/
Chenbo8343/
Cembos836/
Hembot834/
Chemwo834/
Hiembo833/
Czembo832/
Hembou832/
Hemboj831/
Caembo831/
Chemvo831/
Hemboh831/
Hemboy830/
Tcheambou801/
Tshembo77425/
Khiembo77130/
Chembeu77118/
Chimbuo7791/
Cheemba7782/
Chimboj7782/
Shemboo7778/
Chomboh7764/
Tchemba7759/
Tchimbo7758/
Schemba7749/
Chamboi7746/
Chaambo7745/
Chimboh7745/
Chiombo7740/
Chemwoi7735/
Chimbos7721/
Chimboo7720/
Heemboo7719/
Chimbou7713/
Khemboh779/
Chemwou779/
Chenbod777/
Hemboot777/
Chamboo774/
Chembaa774/
Chimboy773/
Chembah773/
Chembas773/
Shiembo773/
Chaemba772/
Cheumba772/
Chamboy772/
Tchemwo772/
Kheambo772/
Chaimbo771/
Hesembo771/
Choimbo771/
Cheamba771/
Chiemba771/
Chenbou771/
Chembat771/
Chetmba771/
Chomboi771/
Hitembo771/
Chembaz771/
Chemwot771/
Chomboo771/
Hembood771/
Sheambo770/
Kembo7315,679/
Hemba734,236/
Sembo733,421/
Zembo731,396/
Gembo73485/
Cemba73484/
Jembo7364/
Himbo7332/
Cimbo7320/
Henbo736/
Khmbo731/
Qembo731/
Hymbo730/
Chitimbo71333/
Chitemba71147/
Chenbout71138/
Tshiembo7189/
Tchimbou7166/
Chisemba7115/
Tchiombo714/
Chesimba711/
Choimboo711/
Chuimbou711/
Chithmbo711/
Tchyombo711/
Haitembo711/
Tchembaz711/
Heambout711/
Heimboth710/
Kemboi6773,117/
Chomba6752,778/
Chamba6740,503/
Quembo6712,992/
Chimba678,515/
Kembou672,150/
Shimbo671,008/
Zeambo67391/
Chymba67369/
Kaembo67358/
Chemwa67264/
Chinbo67252/
Kemboa67226/
Ziembo67214/
Kiembo67200/
Siembo67168/
Khemba67167/
Shemba67133/
Hembah67100/
Tsembo6791/
Hiemba6790/
Dzembo6786/
Heimbouch6759/
Seambo6749/
Kemboh6744/
Koembo6742/
Sembos6738/
Kemboo6734/
Schembach6733/
Zhemba6732/
Chenba6729/
Zembou6727/
Haimbo6724/
Chonbo6721/
Sembou6719/
Tchuimbou6719/
Chanbo6716/
Semboi6716/
Hembas6715/
Sembot6713/
Chambó6713/
Kemboy6713/
Cenboz6712/
Zemboy6710/
Czemba6710/
Csemba678/
Tcemba677/
Hembad677/
Henmba676/
Semboo675/
Caimbo675/
Himbou675/
Chenwo674/
Hembaa674/
Gembou673/
Keumbo673/
Khenbo673/
Jemboy672/
Chombó672/
Shenbo672/
Cuemba672/
Chemua671/
Chenuo671/
Jembho671/
Haymbo671/
Hymboi671/
Gemboy671/
Chimbohyi671/
Chichemba671/
Zenmbo671/
Chimvo671/
Zhimbo671/
Chambô671/
Hembau671/
Heinbo671/
Kenmbo671/
Khmbho671/
Kkembo671/
Ssembo671/
Seimbo671/
Tchemouho671/
Caemba671/
Cembat671/
Chichimbo671/
Heamba671/
Chahambou671/
Semboh671/
Jemboh671/
Himboo671/
Khmboh671/
Cenboy670/
Scemba670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chembo
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