Chikamba Surname
Approximately 1,961 people bear this surname
Chikamba Surname Definition:
Chikamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: clothing patch.
Chikamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,258 | 1:12,599 | 1,443 |
| Zimbabwe | 442 | 1:34,928 | 5,388 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Chikamba (31) may also be a first name.
Chikamba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chikamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: clothing patch.
Chikamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chikamba has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chikamba.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 210,468th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,716,240 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikamba reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chikamba is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 31 people.
The surname Chikamba is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,258 people, or 1 in 12,599. In Zambia Chikamba is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 23 percent reside, Central Province, where 22 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent reside and Malawi, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchikamba | 94 | 5 | / |
| Chikaimba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chikanmba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chikomba | 88 | 4,903 | / |
| Chikambo | 88 | 800 | / |
| Chikambi | 88 | 409 | / |
| Chekamba | 88 | 39 | / |
| Chikemba | 88 | 24 | / |
| Chicamba | 88 | 17 | / |
| Chikambe | 88 | 11 | / |
| Chaikhambai | 84 | 1 | / |
| Tshikamba | 82 | 752 | / |
| Chikhambi | 82 | 402 | / |
| Tchikomba | 82 | 27 | / |
| Chikhambe | 82 | 17 | / |
| Chikkambi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chikambui | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chikcambi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikoumba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chiokomba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zikamba | 80 | 187 | / |
| Cikomba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchikambou | 78 | 357 | / |
| Chikatimbe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chikombe | 75 | 2,020 | / |
| Chicambi | 75 | 1,582 | / |
| Chikombo | 75 | 907 | / |
| Chikombi | 75 | 66 | / |
| Chikamvi | 75 | 26 | / |
| Chicomba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chicambe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsikamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chekemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chicambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaikhanmpa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tshikomba | 71 | 11,652 | / |
| Chekambou | 71 | 77 | / |
| Chiquemba | 71 | 53 | / |
| Tshikambo | 71 | 28 | / |
| Tchicomba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tshikanba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikkombi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heikhambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dzikambai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikombes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaikambai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshekamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zekamba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tchekambou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tchicambou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gicamba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gikambi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chekasimbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zikomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jikambo | 67 | 1 | / |
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