Chilambo Surname

96,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chilambo Surname User-submission:

The surname Chilambo means 'power of the lion is great in numbers'.

Chilambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,7521:19,2382,444
Malawi1,5161:11,2921,733
Zambia5861:27,0482,838
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Chilambo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Chilambo means 'power of the lion is great in numbers'.

- raymond.lorenzo.chilambo

Chilambo Last Name Facts

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

Chilambo is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilambo? popularity and diffusion

Chilambo is the 96,293rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,474,913 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilambo are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,752 people, or 1 in 19,238. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent live, Ruvuma Region, where 15 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 12 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 31 percent live and Zambia, where 12 percent live.

Chilambo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Chilambo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.88% less than the national average, earning R 62,064 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.84% less than the national average, earning $20,468,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 35.21% less than the national average, earning $27,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chillambo941,451/
Tchilambo941/
Tchilambou89118/
Chilombo8816,642/
Chilembo8810,535/
Chilamba882,846/
Chilanbo881/
Tchiliambou841/
Tchilombo82104/
Tshilambo8292/
Chihlamba8238/
Chillanbo8223/
Tchilamba825/
Chillombo824/
Kilambo802,486/
Gilambo80109/
Cilombo8091/
Helambo8068/
Silambo8067/
Cilamba801/
Chilemba759,423/
Chilomba751,014/
Shilamba75896/
Chilamwa75438/
Quilambo7540/
Shilombo7538/
Chelombo752/
Silambuo752/
Silamboy752/
Cilomboo751/
Chelamba751/
Tchiloumbou746/
Tshilombo7123,931/
Tshilamba71925/
Chailemba7162/
Chilamwad717/
Chillemba716/
Chilembah714/
Chilombah714/
Tchilomba714/
Chileemba711/
Shailamba711/
Chiloemba711/
Kilombo6713,312/
Kilamba671,333/
Silombo671,057/
Silamba67303/
Cilomba67255/
Jilombo67202/
Zilombo67195/
Gilombo67169/
Helamba6733/
Hilomba6727/
Jilamba6722/
Kelambo6712/
Helombo6712/
Silanbo6711/
Gelambo674/
Chelambath673/
Zelambo672/
Tshailamba671/
Chaileimba671/
Xilombo671/
Selambo671/
Tsshilamba671/

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