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 held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikumbe? popularity and diffusion

Chikumbe is the 381,502nd most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,802,512 people. The surname Chikumbe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikumbe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

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

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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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  • 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
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