Chilembo Surname

48,880th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chilembo Surname Definition:

Chilembo is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a letter. Usually attributed to writings.

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Chilembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola5,1271:5,264734
Zambia3,1401:5,048611
Malawi2,2221:7,7041,140
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Chilembo (34) may also be a first name.

Chilembo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chilembo is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a letter. Usually attributed to writings.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chilembo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: letter / Document.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

A surname from south-centeral Angola. It means 'tree shade'.

- dena

Chilembo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chilembo is more commonly found in Angola than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chilembo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilembo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chilembo is the 48,880th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 691,746 people. The surname Chilembo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilembo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 34 people.

This last name is most frequent in Angola, where it is borne by 5,127 people, or 1 in 5,264. Excluding Angola Chilembo occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 30 percent reside and Malawi, where 21 percent reside.

Chilembo Last Name Statistics demography

Chilembo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.35% less than the national average, earning R 139,380 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchilembo943/
Chilombo8816,642/
Chilemba889,423/
Chilambo884,941/
Chilimbo88113/
Hailembo881/
Clembo8613/
Chillambo821,451/
Chailemba8262/
Tchilemba8230/
Tshilembo8227/
Chillemba826/
Chilimboi826/
Chillombo824/
Chilembah824/
Chiloemba821/
Chileemba821/
Kilembo801,215/
Helembo80969/
Zilembo80189/
Silembo80132/
Cilemba80116/
Clemboi805/
Gilembo804/
Jilembo801/
Clemboy801/
Hilemba801/
Tchilimbou7881/
Chaileimba781/
Chilimba752,869/
Chilamba752,846/
Kailembo751,701/
Chilomba751,014/
Shilemba75398/
Khelembo75233/
Cielemba7518/
Keilembo7510/
Chelemba756/
Chelombo752/
Shelembo751/
Chilemwa751/
Hhelembo751/
Sielembo751/
Tshilemba716,917/
Klembo7153/
Chihlamba7138/
Helmbo7133/
Siliembou7111/
Kaillembo719/
Tshilimbo714/
Chilombah714/
Hilehemba711/
Tchelemba711/
Tchilinbo711/
Tchilimba711/
Kilemba672,591/
Silemba67843/
Selembo67175/
Kelembo67147/
Kilimbo6770/
Helemba6734/
Gilemba6733/
Tshiluemba6721/
Cilimba6719/
Gelembo6715/
Zilemba6710/
Clenboy676/
Silimbo673/
Helimbo672/
Klemboy672/
Helenbo671/
Celemba671/
Gilimbo671/
Jilemba671/
Silenbo671/
Klemboi671/
Zilenbo671/
Tchilinbou671/
Tchelimbou671/
Heilenboch670/

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