Chibombwe Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chibombwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chibombwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3411:46,4814,460
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chibombwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chibombwe occurs most in Zambia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chibombwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 812,930th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 21,246,490 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chibombwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Chibombwe is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 341 people, or 1 in 46,481. In Zambia Chibombwe is most numerous in: Southern Province, where 50 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 17 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent reside. Not including Zambia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chibumbwe894/
Chibombwa891/
Chimpombwe8420/
Tshibombwe841/
Kibombwe821,926/
Cibambwe821/
Chivumbwe787/
Chibambwa782/
Chimpambwe747/
Chivhumbwe746/
Kibambwe7121/
Kibombwa7121/
Kibonbwe714/
Chibumbui674/
Chivambwi671/
Kibambwa5955/

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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 Chibombwe
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