Chigombo Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Chigombo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chigombo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigombo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigombo is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chigombo.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigombo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chigombo is the 2,414,640th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chigombo live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 328,473. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 36 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe Chigombo occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chingombo | 94 | 112 | / |
| Ching'ombo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chigomba | 88 | 297 | / |
| Chigumbo | 88 | 21 | / |
| Hingombo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chigambo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chingambo | 82 | 397 | / |
| Chingomba | 82 | 203 | / |
| Chig'ambo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chingumbo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kigombo | 80 | 162 | / |
| Sigombo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Higomba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshingombo | 78 | 186 | / |
| Ching'ambo | 78 | 165 | / |
| Ching'omba | 78 | 6 | / |
| Chin'gambo | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chigamba | 75 | 6,021 | / |
| Chigumba | 75 | 777 | / |
| Kigomboa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hingonbo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sikgombo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiganbo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chugomba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigonwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaing'omba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chingamba | 71 | 1,414 | / |
| Chingumba | 71 | 223 | / |
| Shingambo | 71 | 80 | / |
| Tshigambo | 71 | 34 | / |
| Tshigomba | 71 | 21 | / |
| Tchigamba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chingomwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chiganbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shingomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chig'amba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chighemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigomba | 67 | 3,255 | / |
| Ching'amba | 67 | 2,469 | / |
| Tshingambo | 67 | 1,480 | / |
| Tshingomba | 67 | 597 | / |
| Kigambo | 67 | 395 | / |
| Ching'umba | 67 | 218 | / |
| Zigambo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Zigomba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sigomba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cigamba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sigambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higgonbott | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chingâamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chin'gamba | 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 Chigombo
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