Chikambo Surname

430,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chikambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6461:81,9538,390
Zambia1501:105,6668,338
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Chikambo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chikambo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chikambo has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikambo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chikambo is the 430,675th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 9,109,432 people. The last name Chikambo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikambo live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Chikambo is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 646 people, or 1 in 81,953. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 73 percent live, Ruvuma Region, where 24 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania Chikambo is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchikambou89357/
Chikamba881,961/
Chikombo88907/
Chicambo881/
Chekambou8277/
Tshikambo8228/
Tchikamba825/
Chikaimba821/
Chikanmba821/
Jikambo801/
Tchekambou788/
Tchicambou785/
Chikomba754,903/
Chekamba7539/
Haikombo7524/
Chikemba7524/
Chicamba7517/
Chicombo752/
Chekanbo751/
Tchicamboud7418/
Tshikamba71752/
Tshikombo71228/
Tchikomba7127/
Chikoumba711/
Chekemboi711/
Chiokomba711/
Zikamba67187/
Gikombo675/
Zikombo674/
Cikomba671/

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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
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  • 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 Chikambo
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