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 last name Chibwa occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chibwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chibwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,121,169th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Chibwa live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 511,288. In Zambia Chibwa is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 61 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent live and Central Province, where 10 percent live. Apart from Zambia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.
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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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