Chimbamba Surname

251,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chimbamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimbamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,0191:16,8002,645
Zimbabwe3851:40,0996,189
Zambia1491:106,3758,369
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chimbamba (13) may also be a first name.

Chimbamba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chimbamba occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimbamba? popularity and diffusion

Chimbamba is the 251,650th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,629,953 people. Chimbamba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimbamba are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 1,019 people, or 1 in 16,800. Excluding Malawi this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent reside and Zambia, where 9 percent reside.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Chimbamba
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