Chimbundu Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Chimbundu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 209 | 1:75,837 | 6,515 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chimbundu (10) may also be a first name.
Chimbundu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimbundu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimbundu is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimbundu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chimbundu is the 860,770th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimbundu reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name globally, held by 10 people.
It is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 75,837. In Zambia Chimbundu is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 40 percent are found, Western Province, where 26 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Zambia Chimbundu occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimbundhu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Cimbundu | 94 | 4 | / |
| Shimbundu | 89 | 305 | / |
| Chinbundu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chembundu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbundu | 84 | 2,980 | / |
| Simbundu | 82 | 338 | / |
| Kimbundu | 82 | 237 | / |
| Tshimbundhu | 80 | 103 | / |
| Tshimbunduy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shimvundu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshimvundu | 74 | 4 | / |
| Tshinbundu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbumdu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kembundu | 71 | 162 | / |
| Kimvundu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simbondou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kembuundu | 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 Chimbundu
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