Chilumba Surname
Approximately 11,394 people bear this surname
Chilumba Surname Definition:
Chilumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: pride.
Chilumba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8,561 | 1:6,184 | 798 |
| Zambia | 1,682 | 1:9,423 | 1,112 |
| Malawi | 1,046 | 1:16,366 | 2,570 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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.
Chilumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: arrogant person.
Chilumba Demographics
Average Chilumba Salary in
South Africa
R 25,044
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchilumba | 94 | 45 | / |
| Chillumba | 94 | 5 | / |
| Chilumbay | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chailumba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cilumba | 93 | 473 | / |
| Hilumba | 93 | 5 | / |
| Chilimba | 88 | 2,869 | / |
| Chilumbo | 88 | 2,769 | / |
| Shilumba | 88 | 1,970 | / |
| Chilomba | 88 | 1,014 | / |
| Chilumbi | 88 | 438 | / |
| Chilumbe | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chilumwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshilumba | 82 | 17,511 | / |
| Chailumbi | 82 | 70 | / |
| Tchilumbo | 82 | 10 | / |
| Chilombah | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chiloemba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kilumba | 80 | 14,620 | / |
| Jilumba | 80 | 1,500 | / |
| Silumba | 80 | 905 | / |
| Cilomba | 80 | 255 | / |
| Hilomba | 80 | 27 | / |
| Helumba | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gilumba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tshilumbay | 78 | 41 | / |
| Thsjilumba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshilumbai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chilombo | 75 | 16,642 | / |
| Quilumba | 75 | 3,353 | / |
| Chilombe | 75 | 1,512 | / |
| Chilimbo | 75 | 113 | / |
| Kilumbay | 75 | 21 | / |
| Tsilumba | 75 | 11 | / |
| Chilombi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chilomwa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kiluumba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chelumbi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kilumbaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silummba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siluimba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchiloumbou | 74 | 6 | / |
| Tshilomba | 71 | 29,307 | / |
| Tshilumbo | 71 | 21 | / |
| Tshilunba | 71 | 21 | / |
| Chilimboi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chillombo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jilumbhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silomba | 67 | 2,618 | / |
| Kilomba | 67 | 2,431 | / |
| Kilumbo | 67 | 397 | / |
| Selumba | 67 | 148 | / |
| Cilombo | 67 | 91 | / |
| Kilunba | 67 | 48 | / |
| Jilumbi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jilumbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gelumba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dtshilomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilumbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsshilomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hilombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silumbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jelumba | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chilumba
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