Chikumbe Surname

381,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chikumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6601:24,0152,567
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Zimbabwe641:241,22226,284
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chikumbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chikumbe is found most in Zambia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikumbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chikumbe is the 381,502nd most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,802,512 people. The last name Chikumbe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikumbe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chikumbe is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 660 people, or 1 in 24,015. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 43 percent live, Central Province, where 42 percent live and Southern Province, where 11 percent live. Aside from Zambia Chikumbe is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 22 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Chikumbe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis