Chilambwe Surname
Approximately 3,355 people bear this surname
Chilambwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 3,342 | 1:4,743 | 579 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chilambwe (287) may also be a first name.
Chilambwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilambwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chilambwe is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilambwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 134,228th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,172,145 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilambwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chilambwe is also the 522,011th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 287 people.
The last name Chilambwe is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 3,342 people, or 1 in 4,743. In Zambia Chilambwe is most frequent in: Luapula Province, where 28 percent live, Northern Province, where 26 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent live. Apart from Zambia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and Malawi, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chilembwe | 89 | 6,081 | / |
| Chilombwe | 89 | 8 | / |
| Chilambwa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Tshilambwe | 84 | 21 | / |
| Chillembwe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kilambwe | 82 | 884 | / |
| Silambwe | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chilombwa | 78 | 40 | / |
| Kilambwey | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshilombwe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kilombwe | 71 | 209 | / |
| Kilambwa | 71 | 90 | / |
| Silambue | 71 | 3 | / |
| Silombwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshilombw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kilyombwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tshilombue | 63 | 27 | / |
| Kilambueyi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kilombue | 59 | 48 | / |
| Kilanbwa | 59 | 4 | / |
| Kilombwa | 59 | 4 | / |
| Silanvwe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Siloombwa | 56 | 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 Chilambwe
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