Chibamu Surname

518,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chibamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chibamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6011:25,6883,924
England141:3,979,861125,553
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chibamu (23) may also be a first name.

Chibamu Last Name Facts

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

Chibamu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chibamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chibamu is the 518,760th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 11,604,372 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chibamu are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 23 people.

The surname Chibamu is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 601 people, or 1 in 25,688. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 22 percent live, Harare Province, where 19 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 17 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chibhamu93566/
Chibhamhu881/
Shibamu8616/
Chibomu869/
Cibamgu861/
Chihwamu8015/
Chiswamu8011/
Chebamui801/
Haibamou801/
Chivhamu801/
Kibamu7749/
Sibamu7710/
Tshibamgu7521/
Tchebamou751/
Kibamut715/
Sibhamu712/
Sibamou711/
Chebomui6713/
Kibamuha671/
Sibomu624/
Giwamu623/
Sebamu621/
Jivamu621/
Kivamu621/
Sivamu621/
Kibomheu531/

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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
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  • 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 Chibamu
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