Chimboma Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Chimboma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 152 | 1:104,276 | 8,256 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chimboma (44) may also be a first name.
Chimboma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimboma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimboma is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimboma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,398,030th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname Chimboma is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimboma are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 44 people.
The surname Chimboma is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 104,276. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 63 percent reside, Central Province, where 15 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Zambia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Himboma | 93 | 5 | / |
| Chimbama | 88 | 65 | / |
| Chimbuma | 88 | 36 | / |
| Chimbuuma | 82 | 63 | / |
| Tshimboma | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kimboma | 80 | 75 | / |
| Simboma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kimbouma | 75 | 62 | / |
| Chimbami | 75 | 28 | / |
| Chimbumi | 75 | 10 | / |
| Shimbama | 75 | 7 | / |
| Himboume | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tshimbomo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chembamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimbama | 67 | 20 | / |
| Simbama | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zemboma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chinnuamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himbame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimbama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jimuoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jimwoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jimbamma | 63 | 7 | / |
| Chinvama | 63 | 2 | / |
| Hinboume | 63 | 2 | / |
| Shimbamo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chemwama | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jimbhamma | 59 | 1 | / |
| Simbomgou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Haimvatmma | 56 | 6 | / |
| Tshimuamga | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kimbamo | 53 | 74 | / |
| Chemuhammat | 53 | 9 | / |
| Kembama | 53 | 8 | / |
| Zembama | 53 | 2 | / |
| Haimuhammad | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gimuama | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sembama | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hembamo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hembame | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jimuhama | 50 | 12 | / |
| Kemboumo | 50 | 9 | / |
| Chemvume | 50 | 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 Chimboma
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