Chiembe Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Chiembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chiembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiembe is found most in Zimbabwe. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiembe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Chiembe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiembe reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,286,520. In Zimbabwe Chiembe is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Chiembe occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Gabon, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Chiembe
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