Chigombo Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chigombo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Chigombo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chigombo occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigombo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chigombo is the 2,414,640th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chigombo reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Chigombo is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 328,473. In Zimbabwe Chigombo is mostly found 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. Other than Zimbabwe Chigombo occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 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
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  • 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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