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
Chimembe is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chimembe.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimembe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 518,760th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 11,604,372 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimembe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chimembe is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 46,617. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 55 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent reside and Luapula Province, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia it is found in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 46 percent reside.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis