Chigamba Surname
Approximately 6,021 people bear this surname
Chigamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 3,973 | 1:4,309 | 600 |
| Kenya | 1,233 | 1:37,453 | 4,000 |
| Zimbabwe | 562 | 1:27,470 | 4,224 |
| Tanzania | 151 | 1:350,607 | 25,844 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Zambia | 12 | 1:1,320,827 | 31,121 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Chigamba (304) may also be a first name.
Chigamba Demographics
Chigamba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chigamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigamba is found most in Malawi. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigamba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 80,820th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,210,355 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigamba live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 504,994th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 304 people.
This surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 3,973 people, or 1 in 4,309. Excluding Malawi Chigamba is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 20 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.
Chigamba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (54%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chingamba | 94 | 1,414 | / |
| Tchigamba | 94 | 3 | / |
| Chig'amba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cigamba | 93 | 4 | / |
| Ching'amba | 89 | 2,469 | / |
| Chin'gamba | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chingâamba | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chigomba | 88 | 297 | / |
| Hingamba | 88 | 27 | / |
| Chigambe | 88 | 24 | / |
| Shigamba | 88 | 3 | / |
| Chigambo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chingambo | 82 | 397 | / |
| Chingomba | 82 | 203 | / |
| Chingambe | 82 | 163 | / |
| Chingambi | 82 | 10 | / |
| Chingamwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shingamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chig'ambo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chighemba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kigamba | 80 | 538 | / |
| Zigamba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sigamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Higomba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ching'ambo | 78 | 165 | / |
| Tshingamba | 78 | 123 | / |
| Ching'omba | 78 | 6 | / |
| Ching'ambe | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chin'gambo | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chigombe | 75 | 1,545 | / |
| Chigombi | 75 | 117 | / |
| Chigombo | 75 | 63 | / |
| Kaigamba | 75 | 21 | / |
| Kighamba | 75 | 12 | / |
| Hingambi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiganbo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chugomba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaing'omba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chingombe | 71 | 3,023 | / |
| Chingombo | 71 | 112 | / |
| Shingambo | 71 | 80 | / |
| Tshigambo | 71 | 34 | / |
| Tshigomba | 71 | 21 | / |
| Zhiganbay | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sigambhai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaingamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shingomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiganbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigomba | 67 | 3,255 | / |
| Tshingambo | 67 | 1,480 | / |
| Ching'ombe | 67 | 720 | / |
| Tshingomba | 67 | 597 | / |
| Kigambo | 67 | 395 | / |
| Zigambo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Segamba | 67 | 19 | / |
| Zigomba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sigomba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chingoimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ching'ombo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sigambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higombi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chingonmbe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chigamba
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