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
Chimba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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 most common in Zambia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chimba.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimba? popularity and diffusion
Chimba is the 59,281st most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 855,848 people. The last name Chimba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Chimba reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chimba is also the 327,926th most common forename worldwide, borne by 643 people.
The last name is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 6,268 people, or 1 in 2,529. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent reside, Northern Province, where 18 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Zambia it is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 9 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.
Chimba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname 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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