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 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.
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Footnotes
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