Chibemba Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chibemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chibemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6531:24,2722,597
Botswana41:546,73222,624
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

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 occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last 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 at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 11,025,032 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chibemba are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 28 people.

The surname Chibemba is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 653 people, or 1 in 24,272. In Zambia Chibemba is mostly concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 51 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent are found. Other than Zambia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchibemba941/
Cibemba9327/
Chibamba884,665/
Chibomba88608/
Chibembe88267/
Shibemba8846/
Chibimba8827/
Chivemba8824/
Chiwemba885/
Tshibemba821,205/
Chimpemba823/
Chibhimba821/
Chibhomba821/
Kibemba802,135/
Gibemba804/
Hibimba802/
Sibemba802/
Chibambo756,200/
Chibombo75206/
Chibimbi75165/
Chiwembo75163/
Kuibemba7541/
Chivembe7529/
Chivembo7521/
Quibemba7512/
Chiwenba753/
Chibinba751/
Chebamba751/
Kibiemba751/
Chitvmba751/
Chivimba751/
Chimpembe71236/
Tshibimba7121/
Shimpemba7119/
Chibhambo714/
Tshiwemba714/
Chivhembe713/
Tshibenba711/
Chibamboh711/
Tshibembo711/
Chivaimba711/
Kibembo67142/
Kibimba6784/
Ziwemba672/
Kibenba671/
Kebemba671/

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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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