Chigwenembe Surname
Approximately 4,470 people bear this surname
Chigwenembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4,365 | 1:3,922 | 535 |
| Zimbabwe | 50 | 1:308,765 | 30,783 |
| Zambia | 23 | 1:689,127 | 26,212 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chigwenembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigwenembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chigwenembe is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Chigwenembe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigwenembe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 104,875th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,630,323 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigwenembe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chigwenembe is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 4,365 people, or 1 in 3,922. Excluding Malawi Chigwenembe exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chigwenyembe | 96 | 8 | / |
| Chigwenembeu | 96 | 4 | / |
| Chingwenembe | 96 | 2 | / |
| Chigwenhembe | 96 | 2 | / |
| Chikwenembe | 91 | 23 | / |
| Kigwenembe | 86 | 9 | / |
| Chikunyembe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chiganamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikwanamba | 64 | 5 | / |
| Chikanmba | 60 | 1 | / |
| Chikunumbu | 57 | 42 | / |
| Chikunombo | 57 | 6 | / |
| Chikunumba | 57 | 2 | / |
| Chukwunmba | 57 | 2 | / |
| Chikunumbo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chukwaunmba | 55 | 2 | / |
| Chukwunmbah | 55 | 1 | / |
| Tchicanamba | 55 | 1 | / |
| Shakanyembe | 55 | 1 | / |
| Chokuinamba | 55 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuanumba | 52 | 6 | / |
| Chikane Maupa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Shiknambu | 50 | 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
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- 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 Chigwenembe
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