Chilumba Surname

45,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chilumba Surname Definition:

Chilumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: pride.

Chilumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8,5611:6,184798
Zambia1,6821:9,4231,112
Malawi1,0461:16,3662,570
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chilumba (309) may also be a first name.

Chilumba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chilumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: pride.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chilumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: arrogant person.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chilumba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chilumba is found most in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilumba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chilumba is the 45,537th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 639,595 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilumba reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 500,178th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 309 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 8,561 people, or 1 in 6,184. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 41 percent live, Mtwara Region, where 34 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 15 percent live and Malawi, where 9 percent live.

Chilumba Last Name Statistics demography

Chilumba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.46% less than the national average, earning R 25,044 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchilumba9445/
Chillumba945/
Chilumbay941/
Chailumba941/
Cilumba93473/
Hilumba935/
Chilimba882,869/
Chilumbo882,769/
Shilumba881,970/
Chilomba881,014/
Chilumbi88438/
Chilumbe885/
Chilumwa881/
Tshilumba8217,511/
Chailumbi8270/
Tchilumbo8210/
Chilombah824/
Chiloemba821/
Kilumba8014,620/
Jilumba801,500/
Silumba80905/
Cilomba80255/
Hilomba8027/
Helumba8012/
Gilumba802/
Tshilumbay7841/
Thsjilumba781/
Tshilumbai781/
Chilombo7516,642/
Quilumba753,353/
Chilombe751,512/
Chilimbo75113/
Kilumbay7521/
Tsilumba7511/
Chilombi755/
Chilomwa755/
Kiluumba751/
Chelumbi751/
Kilumbaa751/
Silummba751/
Siluimba751/
Tchiloumbou746/
Tshilomba7129,307/
Tshilumbo7121/
Tshilunba7121/
Chilimboi716/
Chillombo714/
Jilumbhai711/
Silomba672,618/
Kilomba672,431/
Kilumbo67397/
Selumba67148/
Cilombo6791/
Kilunba6748/
Jilumbi6716/
Jilumbe674/
Gelumba674/
Dtshilomba671/
Gilumbe671/
Tsshilomba671/
Kelumba671/
Hilombe671/
Silumbo671/
Jelumba671/

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