Chidombo Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chidombo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chidombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Chidombo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chidombo is most common in Zimbabwe. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chidombo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chidombo reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,102,731. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 71 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 7 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 32 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chidembo882,661/
Chidambo881,441/
Chidomba889/
Shidombo881/
Chidhembo821/
Chidhambo821/
Kidombo805/
Hidomba802/
Chidamba751,373/
Chidemba75686/
Chidumba75413/
Chedembo751/
Chidhamba7146/
Chidhumba711/
Sedombo67121/
Hidamba671/
Chieddamba671/

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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 Chidombo
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