Chiimba Surname

368,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chiimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5951:26,6392,804
Zimbabwe3581:43,1246,647
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 last name Chiimba is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiimba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chiimba is the 368,903rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,474,406 people. It occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

The surname Chiimba is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 595 people, or 1 in 26,639. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Southern Province, where 74 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 23 percent are found and Central Province, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 37 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chihimba93719/
Chijimba9352/
Chiimbo86119/
Chiimbi865/
Chiimbe865/
Chiemba861/
Hihimba861/
Chiyomba8096/
Chihimbi8048/
Chihemba8025/
Tchyimba801/
Chiuymba801/
Chijimbi801/
Chiiombe801/
Kiimba77460/
Hiemba7790/
Ziimba777/
Cyimba774/
Siimba771/
Giimba771/
Tshijimba75274/
Chihhemba751/
Tshihimba751/
Chiitembo751/
Kijimba71213/
Kihimba71154/
Jijimba71148/
Hihemba71109/
Cihemba7134/
Chiembe7115/
Shiemba7114/
Chiembi711/
Chiyombo671,806/
Tshiemba67137/
Chiembou6717/
Chihembe6714/
Chijembe6710/
Sihimbai674/
Shihemba671/
Quiimbay671/
Tchiembo671/
Chiyombe671/
Chiyombi671/
Hiembach671/
Chijinwa671/

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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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