Chihombe Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chihombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chihombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2101:73,51510,895
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chihombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chihombe is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chihombe.

How Common Is The Last Name Chihombe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,133,308th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname Chihombe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihombe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 73,515. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland East Province, where 38 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 20 percent reside and Harare Province, where 16 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiombe93357/
Chihumbe88151/
Chihomba8827/
Chihomwe886/
Khihombe884/
Chiahmbe884/
Tchiombe881/
Chijombe881/
Chiomba803,261/
Chiambe80114/
Chiumbe8096/
Caiombe8049/
Kihombe805/
Shiombe802/
Tchehoumbe781/
Tshiombe752,013/
Chihamba75387/
Chihumba75306/
Shihambe7535/
Chehumbe7533/
Tcheombe7513/
Chihumbi7513/
Kihoumbe758/
Chiambeh758/
Chihomva758/
Tchyombe751/
Chiambei751/
Chiamber751/
Kiombe71191/
Hiambe7169/
Hiumbe718/
Chiahamba715/
Jiombe711/
Cyombe711/
Hiomba711/
Chiamba67571/
Chiumba67480/
Chiumbi67189/
Sihombi67173/
Shiomba6727/
Kihomba6724/
Sihambe6711/
Hihumba6710/
Chihambaya6710/
Saiombe679/
Hayombe676/
Kihambe674/
Chiambi673/
Cheambe673/
Zihomwe672/
Cihamba672/
Shiambe671/
Tchehounbe671/
Jihumbe671/
Kehombe671/
Caiomba671/
Cayombe671/
Cuiomba671/
Sihomba671/
Cheomue671/

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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 Chihombe
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