Chidumba Surname
Approximately 413 people bear this surname
Chidumba Surname User-submission:
The Chidumba surname means 'speak' in Tumbuka.
Chidumba means 'someone who likes to talk more fluent in a public setting'.
Chidumba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Zimbabwe | 158 | 1:97,710 | 13,813 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chidumba Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Chidumba surname means 'speak' in Tumbuka.
Chidumba means 'someone who likes to talk more fluent in a public setting'.
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Where Does The Last Name Chidumba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chidumba occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chidumba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chidumba is the 709,895th most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chidumba live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Beside Malawi Chidumba exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 38 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chidhumba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chidimba | 88 | 284 | / |
| Chidumwa | 88 | 151 | / |
| Chidomba | 88 | 9 | / |
| Chedumba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shidumba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshidumba | 82 | 27 | / |
| Khoidumba | 82 | 6 | / |
| Chidhumwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chidhimba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kidumba | 80 | 943 | / |
| Sidumba | 80 | 32 | / |
| Gidumba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hidomba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chidombo | 75 | 22 | / |
| Chidimbo | 75 | 8 | / |
| Zidoumba | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chidombe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kidumbaâ | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chidombi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khoidumbi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Tshidumbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koidoumba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kidumbhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kidumbo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sedumba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ssedumba | 63 | 2 | / |
| Shidombo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Seddumba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sseddumba | 59 | 2 | / |
| Gedumbe | 53 | 27 | / |
| Kidombo | 53 | 5 | / |
| Kedomba | 53 | 4 | / |
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Footnotes
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