Chihumbe Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chihumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chihumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1491:103,61214,508
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chihumbe Last Name Facts

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

Chihumbe is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chihumbe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,428,594th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chihumbe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 103,612. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 46 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 32 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 22 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiumbe9396/
Chihumba88306/
Chihombe88213/
Chehumbe8833/
Chihumbi8813/
Shihumbe884/
Hiumbe868/
Chiumba80480/
Chiumbi80189/
Kihumbe8091/
Zihumbe8010/
Hihumba8010/
Shiumbe804/
Sihumbe802/
Jihumbe801/
Cihumbi801/
Tchehoumbe781/
Shihumbi75200/
Chijumba75195/
Chihomba7527/
Tshiumbe7521/
Kihoumbe758/
Chehumba757/
Chihomwe756/
Khihombe754/
Chihumwi752/
Chijombe751/
Chiuymba751/
Kiumbe711,036/
Hyumbe7135/
Kihumba672,384/
Kihumbi67386/
Kijumbe67327/
Caiombe6749/
Jihumbi6719/
Zihumwe676/
Chiunba675/
Kihombe675/
Tchehounbe671/
Shiumba671/
Chiumva671/
Gihumbi671/
Quiumbe671/
Chiumui671/

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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 Chihumbe
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