Chimambo Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chimambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2281:69,5176,090
Zimbabwe1791:86,24712,510
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chimambo (40) may also be a first name.

Chimambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chimambo is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chimambo.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chimambo is the 701,000th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimambo are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most common forename at a global level, borne by 40 people.

This last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 69,517. In Zambia Chimambo is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 57 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 29 percent are found and Central Province, where 12 percent are found. Not including Zambia it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 43 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchimambo942/
Himambo9374/
Tchimambou89217/
Chimombo8812,220/
Chimamba88750/
Himaambo88639/
Chemambo8893/
Shimambo888/
Chimembo882/
Chimaimba822,146/
Shimaambo8222/
Chimhamba826/
Chimaamba821/
Chimhombo821/
Tshimambo821/
Kimambo8011,056/
Simambo80219/
Himamba8011/
Jimambo804/
Simaambo75798/
Chimomba75109/
Himaamba7597/
Shimamba7549/
Chimemba7514/
Chimonbo754/
Simaimbo751/
Simambou751/
Zhimamba751/
Chumamba751/
Chimanba751/
Kimmambo751/
Kiemambo751/
Tshimombo7150/
Shimaamba7115/
Tchimanvo715/
Tshimamba714/
Chimoomba711/
Shimoombo711/
Shemhambo711/
Semambo671,353/
Simamba67787/
Kimamba67724/
Kimombo67256/
Kemambo67233/
Hemamba673/
Simombo672/
Himomba672/
Zimamba672/
Himanvo671/
Himamwa671/
Chimotimba671/
Simanbo671/

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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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  • 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 Chimambo
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