Chilimina Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chilimina Surname Definition:

Chilimina is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child that has to be worked and laboured for.

Chilimina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3251:48,7694,624
England181:3,095,448105,421
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chilimina Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chilimina is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child that has to be worked and laboured for.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chilimina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chilimina is most common in Zambia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilimina? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 807,857th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Chilimina live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 325 people, or 1 in 48,769. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 39 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 31 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent reside and Bolivia, where 0 percent reside.

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