Chikumba Surname
Approximately 6,578 people bear this surname
Chikumba Surname Definition:
Chikumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: bandage.
Chikumba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,614 | 1:6,549 | 942 |
| Zimbabwe | 2,102 | 1:7,345 | 829 |
| Zambia | 1,420 | 1:11,162 | 1,289 |
| Tanzania | 374 | 1:141,555 | 12,992 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Chikumba (54) may also be a first name.
Chikumba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chikumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: bandage.
Chikumba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chikumba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chikumba is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikumba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chikumba is the 74,729th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,107,867 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikumba live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chikumba is also the 1,350,955th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 54 people.
The last name Chikumba is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,614 people, or 1 in 6,549. Apart from Malawi it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 32 percent reside and Zambia, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikkumba | 94 | 3 | / |
| Chikoumba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chikhumba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tchikumba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chikumbai | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cikumba | 93 | 4 | / |
| Chikumbi | 88 | 7,741 | / |
| Chikomba | 88 | 4,903 | / |
| Chikumbo | 88 | 1,049 | / |
| Chikumbe | 88 | 934 | / |
| Chikimba | 88 | 22 | / |
| Chukumba | 88 | 21 | / |
| Chicumba | 88 | 4 | / |
| Tshikumba | 82 | 1,398 | / |
| Chikkumbi | 82 | 357 | / |
| Chiquimba | 82 | 93 | / |
| Chikhumbi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikuumbi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikumbio | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikumbie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikhumbo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gikumba | 80 | 5 | / |
| Zikumba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cikomba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshikhumba | 78 | 178 | / |
| Chekkumbat | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chikkumbhi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chikombe | 75 | 2,020 | / |
| Chikombo | 75 | 907 | / |
| Chikombi | 75 | 66 | / |
| Chicumbo | 75 | 47 | / |
| Chicumbi | 75 | 13 | / |
| Chicumbe | 75 | 9 | / |
| Chicomba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chukunba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsikumba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Checumba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chekumbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshikutemba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tshikomba | 71 | 11,652 | / |
| Tshikumbo | 71 | 22 | / |
| Tchicumbo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Tshikunba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikkombi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gikumbe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gikumbi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchecoumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jikunba | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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