Chilembo Surname
Approximately 10,535 people bear this surname
Chilembo Surname Definition:
Chilembo is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a letter. Usually attributed to writings.
Read More About This SurnameChilembo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 5,127 | 1:5,264 | 734 |
| Zambia | 3,140 | 1:5,048 | 611 |
| Malawi | 2,222 | 1:7,704 | 1,140 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
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.
Chilembo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: letter / Document.
User-submitted Reference
A surname from south-centeral Angola. It means 'tree shade'.
- denaChilembo Demographics
Average Chilembo Salary in
South Africa
R 139,380
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chilembo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilembo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chilembo occurs most in Angola. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilembo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 48,880th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 691,746 people. Chilembo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilembo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chilembo is also the 1,775,424th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 34 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Angola, where it is held by 5,127 people, or 1 in 5,264. Not including Angola Chilembo occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 30 percent are found and Malawi, where 21 percent are found.
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.
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