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 most in Zambia. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilobe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 614,324th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,517,024 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chilobe reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most common first name in the world, held by 103 people.

It is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 47,313. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 55 percent live, Central Province, where 22 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 21 percent live. Beside Zambia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

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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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