Chilembi Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Chilembi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 141 | 1:327,517 | 20,034 |
| Zambia | 32 | 1:495,310 | 22,215 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Chilembi Demographics
Chilembi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chilembi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilembi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chilembi has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilembi? popularity and diffusion
Chilembi is the 1,295,379th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilembi reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 327,517. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kwale County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Chilembi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Chilembi last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Chilembi
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