Chimbalu Surname

212,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chimbalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimbalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,9341:8,8521,354
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chimbalu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chimbalu (Oriya: ଚିାଲୁାଇଁ) is found most frequently in Malawi. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimbalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 212,114th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,752,598 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimbalu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 1,934 people, or 1 in 8,852. Not including Malawi this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Jersey, where 0 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chimbalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chimbalu in the Oriya language
ଚିାଲୁାଇଁcialua'im-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chimbalu
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