Chilombe Surname

259,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chilombe Surname Definition:

Chilombe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child who has arrived after pleading.

Chilombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,0461:16,3662,570
Zambia2721:58,2725,311
Tanzania1531:346,02425,597
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chilombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chilombe occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilombe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chilombe is the 259,916th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,819,806 people. The surname is primarily 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 commonly used first name on earth, held by 14 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,046 people, or 1 in 16,366. Not including Malawi this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 18 percent reside and Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.

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.

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Footnotes

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