Chembwa Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Chembwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 63 | 1:245,051 | 26,542 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chembwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chembwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chembwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chembwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,372,517th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chembwa are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 245,051. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 60 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent live and Harare Province, where 13 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe Chembwa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iceland, where 2 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchembwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hembwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chisembwa | 88 | 8 | / |
| Chambwa | 86 | 1,339 | / |
| Chimbwa | 86 | 704 | / |
| Chombwa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Chembwe | 86 | 13 | / |
| Shembwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chaambwa | 80 | 3,484 | / |
| Cheembwe | 80 | 197 | / |
| Chiombwa | 80 | 20 | / |
| Chhambwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimbwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chambwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chembwee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hitembwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chambwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kembwa | 77 | 10,649 | / |
| Sembwa | 77 | 192 | / |
| Zembwa | 77 | 55 | / |
| Gembwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jembwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chimbwaya | 75 | 51 | / |
| Chimbweha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chisembwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chaammbwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimbwe | 71 | 1,592 | / |
| Chambua | 71 | 1,324 | / |
| Chimbwi | 71 | 523 | / |
| Shimbwa | 71 | 131 | / |
| Chombua | 71 | 46 | / |
| Chimfwa | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ssembwa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Chimbua | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shembua | 71 | 5 | / |
| Keambwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chimpwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chimbba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaembwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiembwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hempway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dzembwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chichimbwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Champwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hjembua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenfwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khembwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimbwiz | 67 | 41 | / |
| Cheempwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chambuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchimbba | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chembwa
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