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 last name Chimba (Georgian: ჩიმბა, Hindi: चिम्बा, Russian: Чимба) occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chimba is the 59,281st most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 855,848 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Chimba are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 327,926th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 643 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 6,268 people, or 1 in 2,529. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent are found, Northern Province, where 18 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia Chimba exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 9 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.
Chimba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly 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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