Chilamba Surname
Approximately 2,846 people bear this surname
Chilamba Surname Definition:
Chilamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: tear. A time of weeping.
Chilamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,196 | 1:7,796 | 1,159 |
| Tanzania | 483 | 1:109,610 | 10,597 |
| Zambia | 99 | 1:160,100 | 11,305 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chilamba (100) may also be a first name.
Chilamba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chilamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: tear. A time of weeping.
Chilamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chilamba has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 154,288th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,560,628 people. The last name Chilamba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilamba reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 946,056th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 100 people.
The last name Chilamba is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,196 people, or 1 in 7,796. Besides Malawi it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 17 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 percent reside.
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