Chibembe Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chibembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chibembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Zambia741:214,18813,668
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Chibembe (43) may also be a first name.

Chibembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chibembe has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chibembe.

How Common Is The Last Name Chibembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 970,883rd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chibembe are found; 64 percent are found in Central Africa and 64 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Chibembe is also the 1,545,828th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 43 people.

Chibembe is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 432,044. Beside The DR Congo Chibembe exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 28 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Chibembe Last Name Statistics demography

Chibembe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.97% less than the national average, earning R 61,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchibembe941/
Cibembe93171/
Chibemba88661/
Chibombe88102/
Chibambe8874/
Chivembe8829/
Chiwembe8829/
Shibembe889/
Chimpembe82236/
Tshibembe82103/
Chivhembe823/
Tchivembe821/
Kibembe80886/
Sibembe80238/
Cibemba8027/
Chiwembi75449/
Chibimbi75165/
Shibemba7546/
Chibimba7527/
Chivemba7524/
Shivembe7516/
Chivimbe7514/
Sibhembe757/
Chiwemba755/
Chibombi753/
Sichbmbe751/
Shebembe751/
Tshibemba711,205/
Hebmbe716/
Tshiwembe711/
Chibhombi711/
Heabember711/
Chibhimba711/
Tchebembi711/
Kibemba672,135/
Kivembe67103/
Kibimbe6756/
Sivembe6735/
Kibembi6710/
Kebembe673/
Hibimba672/
Sibemba672/
Sebembe671/
Sibembi671/
Zebembe671/
Kybembe671/

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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 Chibembe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis