Chigumba Surname

440,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chigumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3721:124,14010,325
Zimbabwe3601:42,8846,612
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
England61:9,286,343223,652
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chigumba (98) may also be a first name.

Chigumba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chigumba is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigumba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 440,539th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,379,081 people. The surname Chigumba occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chigumba reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 956,749th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 98 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 372 people, or 1 in 124,140. In Kenya Chigumba is most common in: Kwale County, where 70 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 29 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Chigumba exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 46 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Chigumba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (69%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chingumba94223/
Ching'umba89218/
Chigomba88297/
Chigumbi88259/
Chigumbe88165/
Chigumbo8821/
Shigumba883/
Chugumba881/
Chingumbe823,484/
Shingumba8233/
Chingumbi824/
Shigummba821/
Chingumbo821/
Kigumba80286/
Sigumba809/
Higomba801/
Tshingumba78150/
Shing'umba784/
Ching'umbe781/
Chigombe751,545/
Chigombi75117/
Chigombo7563/
Kigoumba754/
Chigunwa753/
Kiggumba753/
Kaigumba752/
Zzigumba751/
Kkigumba751/
Tshigomba7121/
Haingumbi713/
Chingunbe712/
Kigomba673,255/
Hainghumbi67673/
Segumba67319/
Kigumbo67221/
Zigumva677/
Sigomba676/
Zigumbo676/
Sigumbo672/
Jigumbi671/
Higombi671/

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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 Chigumba
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