Chimba Surname
Approximately 8,515 people bear this surname
Chimba Surname Definition:
Chimba is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: small fish.
Chimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 6,268 | 1:2,529 | 333 |
| Ecuador | 766 | 1:20,765 | 2,902 |
| Kenya | 461 | 1:100,173 | 8,771 |
| Tanzania | 324 | 1:163,400 | 14,541 |
| Zimbabwe | 309 | 1:49,962 | 7,616 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| South Africa | 67 | 1:808,622 | 54,680 |
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Georgia | 8 | 1:468,193 | 17,304 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Chimba (643) may also be a first name.
Chimba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chimba is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: small fish.
Chimba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: digger.
Chimba Demographics
Average Chimba Salary in
United States
$26,321 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimba (Georgian: ჩიმბა, Hindi: चिम्बा, Russian: Чимба) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimba? popularity and diffusion
Chimba is the 59,281st most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 855,848 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Chimba reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 327,926th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 643 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 6,268 people, or 1 in 2,529. In Zambia Chimba is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent live, Northern Province, where 18 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent live. Besides Zambia this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 9 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.
Chimba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (83%) in Kenya.
The amount Chimba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 20.64% more than the national average, earning R 286,692 per year and in United States they earn 39% less than the national average, earning $26,321 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chimba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chimba in the Georgian language | ||
| ჩიმბა | chimba | - |
| Chimba in the Hindi language | ||
| चिम्बा | cimba | - |
| Chimba in the Russian language | ||
| Чимба | cimba | - |
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Footnotes
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