Chimfwembe Surname

40,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chimfwembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimfwembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia12,9781:1,221169
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England91:6,190,895170,599
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Chimfwembe (821) may also be a first name.

Chimfwembe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chimfwembe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chimfwembe occurs most in Zambia. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Chimfwembe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimfwembe? popularity and diffusion

Chimfwembe is the 40,271st most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 559,676 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimfwembe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chimfwembe is also the 285,218th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 821 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 12,978 people, or 1 in 1,221. In Zambia it is most common in: Muchinga Province, where 27 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent live and Northern Province, where 19 percent live. Apart from Zambia it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chimfwembe
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