Chilombe Surname
Approximately 1,512 people bear this surname
Chilombe Surname Definition:
Chilombe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child who has arrived after pleading.
Chilombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,046 | 1:16,366 | 2,570 |
| Zambia | 272 | 1:58,272 | 5,311 |
| Tanzania | 153 | 1:346,024 | 25,597 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Chilombe (14) may also be a first name.
Chilombe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chilombe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child who has arrived after pleading.
Chilombe Demographics
Average Chilombe Salary in
South Africa
R 341,964
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chilombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chilombe has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilombe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chilombe is the 259,916th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 4,819,806 people. The surname Chilombe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilombe are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 1,046 people, or 1 in 16,366. Outside of Malawi this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 18 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.
Chilombe Last Name Statistics demography
Chilombe earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.9% more than the national average, earning R 341,964 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilombe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chilambe | 88 | 6,240 | / |
| Chilomba | 88 | 1,014 | / |
| Chilembe | 88 | 399 | / |
| Hailombe | 88 | 100 | / |
| Shilombe | 88 | 19 | / |
| Chilombi | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chilumbe | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chilomwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshilombe | 82 | 41 | / |
| Chelombey | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tchilombi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chillambe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chelombei | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kilombe | 80 | 439 | / |
| Cilomba | 80 | 255 | / |
| Hilomba | 80 | 27 | / |
| Silombe | 80 | 15 | / |
| Helombe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hilambe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gilombe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchilombay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Schilamber | 78 | 0 | / |
| Chilumba | 75 | 11,394 | / |
| Chilamba | 75 | 2,846 | / |
| Chilumbi | 75 | 438 | / |
| Chilembi | 75 | 175 | / |
| Chilambi | 75 | 32 | / |
| Chilomwa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Siliombe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shelombe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silombei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chelambe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chelembe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chelombi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siloombe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chilamwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshilomba | 71 | 29,307 | / |
| Tshilombi | 71 | 377 | / |
| Tshilambe | 71 | 75 | / |
| Chailumbi | 71 | 70 | / |
| Chelombit | 71 | 51 | / |
| Chihlamba | 71 | 38 | / |
| Chelombiy | 71 | 22 | / |
| Chelembei | 71 | 21 | / |
| Chillumba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chelombyt | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shitlambe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zilhoumbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chilumbay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chailumba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kilambe | 67 | 3,913 | / |
| Silomba | 67 | 2,618 | / |
| Kilomba | 67 | 2,431 | / |
| Helambe | 67 | 207 | / |
| Kelombe | 67 | 42 | / |
| Silambe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gilambe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hilumba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jilumbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kilombi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dtshilomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilumbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsshilomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hilambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cilamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selombe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- 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 Chilombe
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