Chilambe Surname
Approximately 6,240 people bear this surname
Chilambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 3,163 | 1:5,412 | 763 |
| Zambia | 3,010 | 1:5,266 | 643 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Chilambe (462) may also be a first name.
Chilambe Demographics
Average Chilambe Salary in
South Africa
R 414,168
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chilambe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilambe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chilambe is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilambe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 78,291st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,167,876 people. The surname Chilambe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilambe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 396,762nd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 462 people.
This last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 3,163 people, or 1 in 5,412. Aside from Malawi this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 48 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Chilambe Last Name Statistics demography
Chilambe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.29% more than the national average, earning R 414,168 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chillambe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hilambe | 93 | 2 | / |
| Schilamber | 89 | 0 | / |
| Chilamba | 88 | 2,846 | / |
| Chilombe | 88 | 1,512 | / |
| Chilembe | 88 | 399 | / |
| Chilambi | 88 | 32 | / |
| Chelambe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chilamwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshilambe | 82 | 75 | / |
| Chihlamba | 82 | 38 | / |
| Shitlambe | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kilambe | 80 | 3,913 | / |
| Helambe | 80 | 207 | / |
| Silambe | 80 | 35 | / |
| Gilambe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Cilamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hilambi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hilombe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chilomba | 75 | 1,014 | / |
| Shilamba | 75 | 896 | / |
| Chilamwa | 75 | 438 | / |
| Chilembi | 75 | 175 | / |
| Hailombe | 75 | 100 | / |
| Shilombe | 75 | 19 | / |
| Csilambi | 75 | 12 | / |
| Kilambee | 75 | 6 | / |
| Chilombi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Shelambe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dzilambe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chelamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silambie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shilambi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chelambi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Healambe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chelembe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chilomwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshilamba | 71 | 925 | / |
| Tshilambi | 71 | 171 | / |
| Tshilombe | 71 | 41 | / |
| Chelembei | 71 | 21 | / |
| Khilambhi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shitlanbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chelombey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shailamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chelombei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chelambai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchilombi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kilamba | 67 | 1,333 | / |
| Silambi | 67 | 767 | / |
| Kilambi | 67 | 659 | / |
| Kilombe | 67 | 439 | / |
| Silamba | 67 | 303 | / |
| Cilomba | 67 | 255 | / |
| Gelambe | 67 | 68 | / |
| Helamba | 67 | 33 | / |
| Hilomba | 67 | 27 | / |
| Silombe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kelambe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zilambi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Helombe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jilambi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hilanbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshailamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helanbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaileimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchilombay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsshilamba | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Chilambe
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