Chimpembe Surname
Approximately 236 people bear this surname
Chimpembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Chimpembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimpembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimpembe occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chimpembe.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimpembe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chimpembe is the 1,058,336th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimpembe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Chimpembe is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Aside from Malawi this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Sudan, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimpemba | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kimpembe | 82 | 424 | / |
| Chibembe | 82 | 267 | / |
| Chivembe | 82 | 29 | / |
| Simpembe | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chimpimbi | 78 | 47 | / |
| Shimpemba | 78 | 19 | / |
| Chivhembe | 78 | 3 | / |
| Kimpiembe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simpemba | 71 | 3,748 | / |
| Chibemba | 71 | 661 | / |
| Kimpemba | 71 | 315 | / |
| Kimpembi | 71 | 267 | / |
| Chivimbe | 71 | 14 | / |
| Sempembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shempemba | 67 | 571 | / |
| Ssempembe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hebmbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kimpimbie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimpmba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chibimbi | 59 | 165 | / |
| Chivimbi | 59 | 38 | / |
| Chibimba | 59 | 27 | / |
| Kimpimba | 59 | 4 | / |
| Sempemba | 59 | 4 | / |
| Kempimbe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Simpenba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ssempemba | 56 | 8 | / |
| Chibhimba | 56 | 1 | / |
| Heabember | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ssempeemba | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hibimba | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Chimpembe
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