Chimbali Surname

202,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chimbali Surname Definition:

Chimbali is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: the slave of a foreigner.

Chimbali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,1861:13,3641,528
Malawi8101:21,1353,253
India241:31,961,058386,265
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chimbali (615) may also be a first name.

Chimbali Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chimbali is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: the slave of a foreigner.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chimbali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chimbali is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimbali? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 202,865th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,551,436 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chimbali live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chimbali is also the 336,805th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 615 people.

The last name Chimbali is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,186 people, or 1 in 13,364. In Zambia Chimbali is most numerous in: Western Province, where 35 percent are found, Southern Province, where 35 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent are found. Besides Zambia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 39 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chimbalgi942/
Cimbali93170/
Chimbala884,524/
Chimbale88311/
Shimbali88224/
Chimboli8839/
Chembali8826/
Chumbali8818/
Cimballi888/
Chimwali882/
Tshimbali8234/
Cimbalist8219/
Shimbalia822/
Chumbaali821/
Chimbaala821/
Tchimbale821/
Cimbala80365/
Kimbali80226/
Cembali80200/
Zimbali8064/
Hembali8049/
Simbali8029/
Cimboli8026/
Gimbali8018/
Himbale8012/
Cimbală809/
Khmbali808/
Jimbali804/
Cimbale803/
Himbala802/
Himbaly801/
Cimbaly801/
Cimbalä801/
Chimnpalli781/
Chimwala7513,310/
Chumbale751,186/
Haimbala75337/
Hümbatli75209/
Chimbola75144/
Shimbala75105/
Chimbele7584/
Chembale7575/
Chemboli7564/
Cimbolli7524/
Chembala7519/
Chimbole7518/
Chembeli7511/
Tsimbali758/
Cimballa758/
Cymbalij758/
Cemballi756/
Chumbeli756/
Simbaliy754/
Kimbalia754/
Chinvali753/
Chinbala752/
Kimbalei752/
Chimwale752/
Kimballi751/
Saimbali751/
Chunbali751/
Gimbaali751/
Shimbale751/
Himbaile751/
Khimbale751/
Czimbala751/
Haymbali751/
Chumbhale71791/
Tshimbala71315/
Cymbalist71119/
Tshimbale7134/
Chemballa7117/
Cheamboli717/
Simbalist716/
Chembolli716/
Chembooli716/
Chimboola716/
Czimballa716/
Tsimbaliy715/
Kmbali711/
Chainbala711/
Cheemboli711/
Chhimwala711/
Hümbathli711/
Chummbale711/
Chimbolyo711/
Simballia711/
Chiembele711/
Chiembola711/
Kimballie710/
Kimbala678,760/
Simbala674,033/
Gembali673,712/
Cembala67633/
Simboli67614/
Sembali67531/
Tsimbalist67498/
Cymbala67240/
Kembali67115/
Jimbale67103/
Kimbale6797/
Gimwali6788/
Gimbale6770/
Simbale6733/
Hembale6724/
Zimbale6719/
Cimbola6717/
Kimboli6712/
Jembali6710/
Cymbaly679/
Henbali679/
Hembala678/
Hembaly677/
Zimboli675/
Zembali674/
Cemboli673/
Kinbali672/
Khmbale671/
Kmballi671/
Chinbalaya671/
Gimboli671/
Sinbali671/
Kimbaly671/
Tchimboule671/
Cimbała671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chimbali
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