Chilobe Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chilobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chilobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3351:47,3134,520
Tanzania1521:348,30025,719
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Chilobe (103) may also be a first name.

Chilobe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chilobe occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilobe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chilobe is the 614,324th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 14,517,024 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chilobe live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chilobe is also the 930,172nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 103 people.

Chilobe is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 47,313. In Zambia Chilobe is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 55 percent are found, Central Province, where 22 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 30 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

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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
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