Chilomba Surname

357,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chilomba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chilomba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5241:30,2483,118
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chilomba (11) may also be a first name.

Chilomba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chilomba is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilomba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 357,784th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,186,929 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilomba are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 524 people, or 1 in 30,248. In Zambia Chilomba is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 51 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 14 percent are found and Luapula Province, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Zambia Chilomba is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 44 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chilombah944/
Tchilomba944/
Chiloemba941/
Cilomba93255/
Hilomba9327/
Tchilombay891/
Chilombo8816,642/
Chilumba8811,394/
Chilemba889,423/
Chilamba882,846/
Chilombe881,512/
Chilomwa885/
Chilombi885/
Tshilomba8229,307/
Tchilombo82104/
Chailemba8262/
Chihlamba8238/
Chillemba826/
Chillumba825/
Tchilamba825/
Chillombo824/
Chilembah824/
Chileemba821/
Chilumbay821/
Chailumba821/
Silomba802,618/
Kilomba802,431/
Cilombo8091/
Hilumba805/
Zilomba802/
Jilomba801/
Hilombe801/
Cilamba801/
Dtshilomba781/
Tsshilomba781/
Shilombash781/
Chilembo7510,535/
Chilambe756,240/
Chilambo754,941/
Chilumbo752,769/
Shilamba75896/
Chilonwa75444/
Chilumbi75438/
Chilamwa75438/
Hailombe75100/
Shilombo7538/
Chilambi7532/
Chelemba756/
Chilumbe755/
Chelombo752/
Chelamba751/
Cilomboo751/
Shelomba751/
Chelombi751/
Tchiloumbou746/
Tshilombo7123,931/
Chillambo711,451/
Tshilamba71925/
Chailumbi7170/
Chelombit7151/
Chelombiy7122/
Chilamwad717/
Chelombyt714/
Chillonwa712/
Chelombei711/
Shailamba711/
Tchilambo711/
Chelambai711/
Chillambe711/
Chelombey711/
Kilombo6713,312/
Jilumba671,500/
Kilamba671,333/
Silombo671,057/
Silamba67303/
Jilombo67202/
Zilombo67195/
Gilombo67169/
Tchilambou67118/
Selomba6735/
Helamba6733/
Jilamba6722/
Helombo6712/
Helumba6712/
Kelomba6711/
Helombe676/
Chelambath673/
Gilumba672/
Hilambe672/
Gilombe671/
Hilambi671/
Xilombo671/
Tshiolonba671/
Tsshilamba671/
Tshailamba671/

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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
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  • 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 Chilomba
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