Chimombe Surname

90,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chimombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5,1791:2,981207
Botswana391:56,07510,323
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Zambia211:754,75827,278
England101:5,571,806158,774
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chimombe (82) may also be a first name.

Chimombe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chimombe is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimombe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 90,398th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,374,231 people. Chimombe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimombe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 82 people.

Chimombe is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 5,179 people, or 1 in 2,981. In Zimbabwe Chimombe is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 23 percent are found, Harare Province, where 15 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 14 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Chimombe Last Name Statistics demography

Chimombe earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 159.22% more than the national average, earning R 616,008 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiomombe941/
Himombe931/
Chimembe88628/
Chimomba88109/
Chemombe889/
Himoombe882/
Zhimombe881/
Chimumbe881/
Chimomwe881/
Chimhombi8285/
Chimembeh824/
Chimoomba821/
Zimombe80115/
Himomba802/
Himambe801/
Simombe801/
Chimusimbe78464/
Chimutimbe781/
Chimamba75750/
Chimambi75146/
Chimumba75107/
Shimomba7554/
Himoomba7539/
Himambee7511/
Chimomwa7510/
Kimgombe751/
Chemembe751/
Chimamwe751/
Shimoomba71438/
Chimhamba716/
Himambhee714/
Chimaamba711/
Kimambe67157/
Himambi6775/
Simambe6722/
Himamba6711/
Semombe671/
Kemombe671/

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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
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  • 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 Chimombe
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