Chihombo Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Chihombo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chihombo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihombo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chihombo is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihombo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,422,956th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihombo are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Apart from Malawi this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 7 percent reside and Angola, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiombo | 93 | 40 | / |
| Hihombo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chihomba | 88 | 27 | / |
| Tchiombo | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chihambo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hiombo | 86 | 150 | / |
| Tchihambo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tshihombo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kihombo | 80 | 5,329 | / |
| Chiomba | 80 | 3,261 | / |
| Caiombo | 80 | 1,780 | / |
| Chiumbo | 80 | 87 | / |
| Chiambo | 80 | 84 | / |
| Shiombo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khiombo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshiombo | 75 | 1,249 | / |
| Chihamba | 75 | 387 | / |
| Chihumba | 75 | 306 | / |
| Chiamboh | 75 | 17 | / |
| Chihomva | 75 | 8 | / |
| Tchiambo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chiambou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chiambop | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tchiomvo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchyombo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiombah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchionbo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hiahumbo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiaambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiahmba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kiombo | 71 | 739 | / |
| Hyombo | 71 | 104 | / |
| Siachimbo | 71 | 91 | / |
| Chiahumba | 71 | 80 | / |
| Tchiambou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chiahamba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hiambo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hiomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiamba | 67 | 571 | / |
| Chiumba | 67 | 480 | / |
| Kihambo | 67 | 70 | / |
| Shiomba | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kihomba | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sihambo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hihumba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kijombo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cayombo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kiomboi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cihamba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sihomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiomboa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saiombo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchihounba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caiomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuiomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soiombo | 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 Chihombo
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