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 also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiimba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 368,903rd most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,474,406 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiimba live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name worldwide, held by 12 people.
The last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 595 people, or 1 in 26,639. In Zambia Chiimba is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 74 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 23 percent reside and Central Province, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Zambia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common 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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