Chikambo Surname
Approximately 800 people bear this surname
Chikambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 646 | 1:81,953 | 8,390 |
| Zambia | 150 | 1:105,666 | 8,338 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Chikambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chikambo occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikambo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 430,675th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 9,109,432 people. The last name Chikambo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikambo reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Chikambo is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 646 people, or 1 in 81,953. In Tanzania Chikambo is mostly concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 73 percent live, Ruvuma Region, where 24 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchikambou | 89 | 357 | / |
| Chikamba | 88 | 1,961 | / |
| Chikombo | 88 | 907 | / |
| Chicambo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chekambou | 82 | 77 | / |
| Tshikambo | 82 | 28 | / |
| Tchikamba | 82 | 5 | / |
| Chikaimba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikanmba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jikambo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchekambou | 78 | 8 | / |
| Tchicambou | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chikomba | 75 | 4,903 | / |
| Chekamba | 75 | 39 | / |
| Haikombo | 75 | 24 | / |
| Chikemba | 75 | 24 | / |
| Chicamba | 75 | 17 | / |
| Chicombo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chekanbo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchicamboud | 74 | 18 | / |
| Tshikamba | 71 | 752 | / |
| Tshikombo | 71 | 228 | / |
| Tchikomba | 71 | 27 | / |
| Chikoumba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chekemboi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiokomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zikamba | 67 | 187 | / |
| Gikombo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zikombo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cikomba | 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 Chikambo
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