Chimbala Surname

103,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chimbala Surname Definition:

Chimbala is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: bullet.

Chimbala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3,9961:3,966481
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Tanzania811:653,60039,027
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Botswana41:546,73222,624
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Chimbala (123) may also be a first name.

Chimbala Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chimbala is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: bullet.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chimbala is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: a cold portion of nshima (nshima is Zambia's staple diet made from maize meal).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chimbala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chimbala (Oriya: ଚିଳା) is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimbala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chimbala is the 103,845th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,610,863 people. Chimbala is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimbala live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chimbala is also the 840,349th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 123 people.

Chimbala is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 3,996 people, or 1 in 3,966. In Zambia Chimbala is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 67 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 13 percent are found and Central Province, where 10 percent are found. Beside Zambia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 7 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchimbala942/
Chitmbala941/
Chimbaala941/
Cimbala93365/
Himbala932/
Chimwala8813,310/
Chimbali882,052/
Haimbala88337/
Chimbale88311/
Chimbola88144/
Shimbala88105/
Chimbalo8833/
Chembala8819/
Cimbalas889/
Cimballa888/
Chimbela887/
Chinbala882/
Czimbala881/
Chumbala881/
Tshimbala82315/
Chiombola8293/
Chumbalya8220/
Chemballa8217/
Chimboola826/
Czimballa826/
Chimwalah825/
Chimbalgi822/
Shimbalia822/
Chainbala821/
Chhimwala821/
Tchimbola821/
Chiembola821/
Kimbala808,760/
Simbala804,033/
Cembala80633/
Cimbalo80284/
Cymbala80240/
Zimbala80139/
Cimbola8017/
Himbale8012/
Cimbală809/
Hembala808/
Gimbala803/
Jimbala801/
Himbaly801/
Cimbała801/
Chinbalaya781/
Tchimboula781/
Cimbalaová781/
Chembela75507/
Simballa75391/
Hoinbala75242/
Chinwala75216/
Chimbolo7580/
Chembale7575/
Chimboli7539/
Chinvala7529/
Soimbala7527/
Chembali7526/
Chimbole7518/
Simbalaj7516/
Tsimbala7510/
Chembola758/
Simbalas756/
Gimbhala755/
Simbatla754/
Simbhala754/
Cimbaloš754/
Kimbalia754/
Chenbala752/
Kimballa752/
Chimbelo752/
Kimbaila752/
Siembala752/
Simbalay752/
Ziembala752/
Cimbalos751/
Khembala751/
Simbaala751/
Simbalah751/
Shimvala751/
Chumbola751/
Simbalya751/
Kaimbala751/
Himbaile751/
Hiembola751/
Khimbale751/
Kimbaula751/
Cimballo751/
Dzimbala751/
Cimbolas751/
Quimbaila71199/
Tshimbola71130/
Chinwalla7186/
Cheembela7155/
Dziembala7148/
Quimballa7123/
Chainwala7115/
Chainvala718/
Dzimballa717/
Czimbalos716/
Tshimuala714/
Chembolla713/
Chimboilo711/
Chembhela711/
Chhinwala711/
Chimboloo711/
Shaimbalo711/
Chimbolyo711/
Simballia711/
Chionbola711/
Chuimbolo711/
Gembala67935/
Cymbała67741/
Cembalo67583/
Zembala67485/
Simbola67152/
Jimbale67103/
Dziemballa6797/
Cimbolo6771/
Gimbale6770/
Jimbola6762/
Simbalo6750/
Hembali6749/
Cembała6742/
Sembala6739/
Cembola6729/
Kimbola6728/
Cymbola6726/
Hembale6724/
Gimbali6718/
Zimbalo6713/
Hinvala678/
Symbala678/
Hembaly677/
Kembala676/
Jimbali674/
Símbala674/
Zimbola672/
Zymbala672/
Kimbalo672/
Kymbala672/
Chimnpalli671/
Chetnbatla671/
Sinbala671/
Tshiombola671/
Cémbalo671/
Hembola671/

Chimbala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chimbala in the Oriya language
ଚିଳାcila-

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