Chilembu Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Chilembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
Chilembu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilembu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chilembu is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilembu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chilembu is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Chilembu is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Chilembu live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 50 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 13 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Chilembu is found in one country. It is also common in Hungary, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cilembu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chilombu | 88 | 487 | / |
| Chilambu | 88 | 5 | / |
| Shilembu | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chilimbu | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chillmbu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshilembu | 82 | 239 | / |
| Chillambu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kilembu | 80 | 79 | / |
| Zilembu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Helembu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchilimbou | 78 | 81 | / |
| Chelambu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Khelembu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chelimbut | 71 | 35 | / |
| Siliembou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Chulambhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kelembu | 67 | 305 | / |
| Selembu | 67 | 52 | / |
| Zelembu | 67 | 44 | / |
| Silimbu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kilimbu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tchelimbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchilinbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selembut | 63 | 11 | / |
| Zelembou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Helmbuch | 63 | 1 | / |
| Helmbout | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hellenbush | 56 | 0 | / |
| Kelemvu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Selimbau | 50 | 6 | / |
| Jelimbau | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Chilembu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis