Chibawe Surname

425,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chibawe Surname Definition:

Chibawe is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: king / Royal title.

Chibawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia8101:19,5682,176
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Chibawe (25) may also be a first name.

Chibawe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chibawe is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: king / Royal title.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chibawe is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: otter.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chibawe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chibawe occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chibawe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 425,776th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,974,810 people. The surname Chibawe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chibawe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 25 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 810 people, or 1 in 19,568. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 38 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 25 percent live and Central Province, where 24 percent live. Not including Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chibahwe9335/
Tchibawe931/
Chibae9242/
Hibawe921/
Chibaye86702/
Chibawa86283/
Chibabe8693/
Chibaei8637/
Chibowe8615/
Chibaje862/
Chibhae861/
Tchibaw861/
Shibawe861/
Cibae838/
Chibaiwa8050/
Tchibaye804/
Chibahwa801/
Chibhawa801/
Chibauet800/
Chibeu77147/
Kibawe77139/
Chibee77117/
Chibau7792/
Cibaye7789/
Chibai7780/
Chibea7766/
Cibabe7729/
Chibaj7727/
Sibawe7721/
Chibie7721/
Chibye7713/
Chibue7711/
Chibey7710/
Chiboe7710/
Chibay778/
Hibawi777/
Chibaa775/
Chiboa773/
Hibaye772/
Shibae771/
Zibawe771/
Chebae771/
Chibayiwa7537/
Chibuye7127,777/
Chibaya719,662/
Chibiya711,034/
Sibaweh71633/
Chibayi71490/
Chiboya71442/
Chibayo71420/
Chibeya71357/
Chebabe71186/
Chibove71165/
Chibuya71141/
Chibuje7157/
Chibuee7150/
Chibabi7149/
Shibowe7149/
Choibai7144/
Chivave7136/
Choibey7127/
Schibye7124/
Chibuha7121/
Tshibaw7121/
Chibayu7118/
Chaibai7115/
Chibaia7113/
Chibeyi7112/
Chibaut7110/
Chibheu718/
Chiboye718/
Hijbawi718/
Schibau717/
Chibuei716/
Shibaie715/
Chibije714/
Chaibue714/
Chaibey713/
Chaiboe713/
Chibeye713/
Tchibeu713/
Shibawi712/
Chaibau712/
Chibiye712/
Chibeyo712/
Chibeja712/
Shibaye712/
Chebaye712/
Chivaie712/
Choibay711/
Chivawi711/
Choibee711/
Chaibei711/
Chibava711/
Chibeih711/
Chuiboa711/
Haibabe711/
Zhibawi711/
Zhibowe711/
Shibabe711/
Chibyye711/
Chibobe711/
Chiboja711/
Chiebeu711/
Heibaie711/
Shibawa711/
Tchibai711/
Tchibau711/
Haibawa711/
Haibaye711/
Chuibeu711/
Chiebey711/
Chibaud711/
Chibeyu711/
Chibeľa711/
Chibhai711/
Chibueh711/
Chibaby711/
Chaibaa711/
Chaibie711/
Sibawes711/
Schibue711/
Tsibawe711/
Shibave711/
Chimpaye671,639/
Hibay67422/
Chiboiwa67274/
Chiboube67220/
Cibau67215/
Hibau67160/
Hibai67159/
Hibaa67123/
Cibei67109/
Scheibye6778/
Chibuihe6772/
Cibej6762/
Hibey6755/
Cibea6751/
Sibae6750/
Cibaj6740/
Cibie6731/
Tshibawa6721/
Chaiboua6711/
Cibeu679/
Chibuibe679/
Tchaibai679/
Chhoibey677/
Chibheve677/
Kibae676/
Shaibaie675/
Hibea674/
Cibai674/
Schibabi674/
Tchibeya674/
Tshibaye674/
Cibey674/
Schibaia673/
Chibuoha673/
Chibhayi672/
Hibei672/
Shibajee672/
Tshibaie672/
Cibay672/
Hiboa672/
Hibaj672/
Tchibaya672/
Chiobaya671/
Chaibhai671/
Chibhaya671/
Schaibey671/
Schibuya671/
Shibayeh671/
Shibayez671/
Chibuiee671/
Chibueyi671/
Chichbea671/
Cibee671/
Sibaweih671/
Tchuibeu671/
Tchibeye671/
Tchibiya671/
Tchibuya671/
Tchibuye671/
Tchiobeu671/
Thsibaye671/
Cibaa671/
Chieboue671/
Chibihya671/
Chibouwa671/
Chibuyye671/
Chibabai671/
Gchibaya671/
Chebaibe671/
Chebaywa671/
Chebhabe671/
Tshibabe671/
Shebawey671/
Tchibaud671/
Sisbawer670/
Schivabe670/

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