Chiimba Surname
Approximately 975 people bear this surname
Chiimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 595 | 1:26,639 | 2,804 |
| Zimbabwe | 358 | 1:43,124 | 6,647 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chiimba (12) may also be a first name.
Chiimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiimba is most common in Zambia. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiimba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chiimba is the 368,903rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,474,406 people. The last name Chiimba is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiimba are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chiimba is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name globally, held by 12 people.
The surname Chiimba is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 595 people, or 1 in 26,639. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 74 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 23 percent reside and Central Province, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 37 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chihimba | 93 | 719 | / |
| Chijimba | 93 | 52 | / |
| Chiimbo | 86 | 119 | / |
| Chiimbi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Chiimbe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Chiemba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hihimba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chiyomba | 80 | 96 | / |
| Chihimbi | 80 | 48 | / |
| Chihemba | 80 | 25 | / |
| Tchyimba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiuymba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chijimbi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiiombe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiimba | 77 | 460 | / |
| Hiemba | 77 | 90 | / |
| Ziimba | 77 | 7 | / |
| Cyimba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Siimba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Giimba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tshijimba | 75 | 274 | / |
| Chihhemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshihimba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiitembo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kijimba | 71 | 213 | / |
| Kihimba | 71 | 154 | / |
| Jijimba | 71 | 148 | / |
| Hihemba | 71 | 109 | / |
| Cihemba | 71 | 34 | / |
| Chiembe | 71 | 15 | / |
| Shiemba | 71 | 14 | / |
| Chiembi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiyombo | 67 | 1,806 | / |
| Tshiemba | 67 | 137 | / |
| Chiembou | 67 | 17 | / |
| Chihembe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Chijembe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sihimbai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shihemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quiimbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchiembo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiyombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiyombi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiembach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chijinwa | 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 Chiimba
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