Chimbundu Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chimbundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimbundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2091:75,8376,515
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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

Chimbundu occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimbundu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 860,770th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimbundu reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chimbundu is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 10 people.

The last name Chimbundu is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 75,837. In Zambia it is most common in: Lusaka Province, where 40 percent live, Western Province, where 26 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent live. Other than Zambia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chimbundhu951/
Cimbundu944/
Shimbundu89305/
Chinbundu891/
Chembundu891/
Tshimbundu842,980/
Simbundu82338/
Kimbundu82237/
Tshimbundhu80103/
Tshimbunduy801/
Shimvundu781/
Tshimvundu744/
Tshinbundu741/
Tshimbumdu741/
Kembundu71162/
Kimvundu711/
Simbondou679/
Kembuundu671/

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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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