Chibamba Surname

101,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chibamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chibamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3,8831:4,082495
Mexico4231:293,4436,678
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chibamba (268) may also be a first name.

Chibamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chibamba is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chibamba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chibamba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 101,170th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,562,175 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Chibamba are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chibamba is also the 543,171st most common first name throughout the world, held by 268 people.

The surname Chibamba is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 3,883 people, or 1 in 4,082. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 20 percent reside and Central Province, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 9 percent reside and Malawi, where 4 percent reside.

Chibamba Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Chibamba earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 91.8% less than the national average, earning R 19,488 per year and in United States they earn 54.59% less than the national average, earning $19,594 USD per year.

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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 Chibamba
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