Chimembe Surname
Approximately 628 people bear this surname
Chimembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 340 | 1:46,617 | 4,470 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
Chimembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimembe is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimembe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 518,760th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 11,604,372 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimembe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Chimembe is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 46,617. In Zambia Chimembe is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 55 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent are found and Luapula Province, where 17 percent are found. Besides Zambia Chimembe occurs in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 46 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimembeh | 94 | 4 | / |
| Cimembe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chimombe | 88 | 5,303 | / |
| Chimimbe | 88 | 241 | / |
| Chimemba | 88 | 14 | / |
| Shimembe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chemembe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshimembe | 82 | 4 | / |
| Tchemembe | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kimembe | 80 | 636 | / |
| Simembe | 80 | 25 | / |
| Shimmbe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chimmimber | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimimba | 75 | 5,527 | / |
| Chimimbi | 75 | 368 | / |
| Chimambi | 75 | 146 | / |
| Chemombe | 75 | 9 | / |
| Cimenbei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simember | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimaimba | 71 | 2,146 | / |
| Chimhombi | 71 | 85 | / |
| Tchemenbe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Himhiemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hemmbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simemba | 67 | 651 | / |
| Kimemba | 67 | 100 | / |
| Kemembe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chimegnoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimmbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himimbi | 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 Chimembe
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