Chihumbu Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Chihumbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 62 | 1:255,644 | 15,337 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chihumbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihumbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chihumbu occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihumbu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,020,555th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. Chihumbu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihumbu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chihumbu is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 255,644. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Western Province, where 98 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 2 percent live. Apart from Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
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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 Chihumbu
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