Chibemba Surname
Approximately 661 people bear this surname
Chibemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 653 | 1:24,272 | 2,597 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Chibemba (28) may also be a first name.
Chibemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chibemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chibemba is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chibemba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chibemba is the 498,439th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 11,025,032 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chibemba reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 28 people.
Chibemba is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 653 people, or 1 in 24,272. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Luapula Province, where 51 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent live. Apart from Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchibemba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cibemba | 93 | 27 | / |
| Chibamba | 88 | 4,665 | / |
| Chibomba | 88 | 608 | / |
| Chibembe | 88 | 267 | / |
| Shibemba | 88 | 46 | / |
| Chibimba | 88 | 27 | / |
| Chivemba | 88 | 24 | / |
| Chiwemba | 88 | 5 | / |
| Tshibemba | 82 | 1,205 | / |
| Chimpemba | 82 | 3 | / |
| Chibhimba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chibhomba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kibemba | 80 | 2,135 | / |
| Gibemba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hibimba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sibemba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chibambo | 75 | 6,200 | / |
| Chibombo | 75 | 206 | / |
| Chibimbi | 75 | 165 | / |
| Chiwembo | 75 | 163 | / |
| Kuibemba | 75 | 41 | / |
| Chivembe | 75 | 29 | / |
| Chivembo | 75 | 21 | / |
| Quibemba | 75 | 12 | / |
| Chiwenba | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chibinba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chebamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kibiemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chitvmba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chivimba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimpembe | 71 | 236 | / |
| Tshibimba | 71 | 21 | / |
| Shimpemba | 71 | 19 | / |
| Chibhambo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tshiwemba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chivhembe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tshibenba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chibamboh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshibembo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chivaimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kibembo | 67 | 142 | / |
| Kibimba | 67 | 84 | / |
| Ziwemba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kibenba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kebemba | 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 Chibemba
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