Chimbamba Surname
Approximately 1,574 people bear this surname
Chimbamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,019 | 1:16,800 | 2,645 |
| Zimbabwe | 385 | 1:40,099 | 6,189 |
| Zambia | 149 | 1:106,375 | 8,369 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimbaamba | 95 | 1 | / |
| Cimbamba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chimbambo | 89 | 506 | / |
| Chimwamba | 89 | 100 | / |
| Shimbamba | 89 | 63 | / |
| Chimbambi | 89 | 7 | / |
| Chembamba | 89 | 3 | / |
| Chimuamba | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chimbomba | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chimbachimba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbamba | 84 | 534 | / |
| Chimbambuy | 84 | 2 | / |
| Kimbamba | 82 | 1,549 | / |
| Gimbamba | 82 | 172 | / |
| Simbamba | 82 | 122 | / |
| Zimbamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Quimbamba | 78 | 1,581 | / |
| Chimbombo | 78 | 258 | / |
| Chimwamwa | 78 | 197 | / |
| Chimbombi | 78 | 82 | / |
| Shimbambo | 78 | 6 | / |
| Chimwambo | 78 | 3 | / |
| Siembamba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kimbaimba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Himboumba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbomba | 74 | 22 | / |
| Chimbeimbe | 74 | 8 | / |
| Tchimbombo | 74 | 2 | / |
| Tchinbambo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chimboombo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Simbasimba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Zimbambo | 71 | 141 | / |
| Kembamba | 71 | 134 | / |
| Cimbombo | 71 | 62 | / |
| Zimwamba | 71 | 47 | / |
| Simbambo | 71 | 40 | / |
| Kimbambo | 71 | 34 | / |
| Kimbomba | 71 | 21 | / |
| Himbombo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jembamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimbomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwaimwai | 70 | 15 | / |
| Kimbambou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chimbochimbo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khembambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchimboumbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shembambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quinbamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimbombo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyombamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimvombo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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