Chilemba Surname
Approximately 9,423 people bear this surname
Chilemba Surname Definition:
Chilemba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: beans.
Chilemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 7,372 | 1:2,322 | 284 |
| Tanzania | 1,579 | 1:33,529 | 3,930 |
| Zambia | 336 | 1:47,172 | 4,511 |
| Zimbabwe | 43 | 1:359,029 | 33,752 |
| Mozambique | 36 | 1:757,266 | 1,613 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Chilemba (63) may also be a first name.
Chilemba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chilemba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: beans.
Chilemba Demographics
Average Chilemba Salary in
South Africa
R 27,024
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chilemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chilemba is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilemba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 54,077th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 773,379 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilemba reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 63 people.
This surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 7,372 people, or 1 in 2,322. Excluding Malawi it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found and Zambia, where 4 percent are found.
Chilemba Last Name Statistics demography
Chilemba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.63% less than the national average, earning R 27,024 per year.
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Footnotes
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