Chikumba Surname

74,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chikumba Surname Definition:

Chikumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: bandage.

Chikumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,6141:6,549942
Zimbabwe2,1021:7,345829
Zambia1,4201:11,1621,289
Tanzania3741:141,55512,992
Botswana391:56,07510,323
England111:5,065,278148,650
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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.

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