Chibwa Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Chibwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 31 | 1:511,288 | 22,588 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chibwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chibwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chibwa occurs most in Zambia. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Chibwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chibwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chibwa is the 2,121,169th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Chibwa are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 511,288. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 61 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent reside and Central Province, where 10 percent reside. Besides Zambia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.
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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 Chibwa
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