Chimbambo Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chimbambo Surname User-submission:

The Chimbambo surname comes from the word mbambo, that means a 'peg'. Mbambo (peg) is used to mark 'space' or a 'boundary'. Most fellow who comes from a rural setup understand it better. The peg is mainly used to demarcate positions, boundaries and space.

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Chimbambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4601:33,5615,169
Zambia401:396,24819,783
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chimbambo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Chimbambo surname comes from the word mbambo, that means a 'peg'. Mbambo (peg) is used to mark 'space' or a 'boundary'. Most fellow who comes from a rural setup understand it better. The peg is mainly used to demarcate positions, boundaries and space. When it's called chimbambo it's referring to the same peg as single but in a smaller version.

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Chimbambo Last Name Facts

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

Chimbambo is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimbambo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 610,848th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. The last name Chimbambo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimbambo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 460 people, or 1 in 33,561. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 23 percent are found, Harare Province, where 23 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 22 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe Chimbambo exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 8 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

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