Chinambu Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chinambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chinambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia851:186,47012,510
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080

Chinambu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chinambu has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinambu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,666,404th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Chinambu occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Chinambu are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Chinambu is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 186,470. In Zambia Chinambu is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 93 percent live, North-Western Province, where 1 percent live and Western Province, where 1 percent live. Besides Zambia Chinambu exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chingambu94896/
Chinhambu9467/
Tchingambu898/
Chinembu886/
Shinambu881/
Cingambu881/
Shingambu82260/
Tshinambu824/
Chin'embu822/
Kinambu804/
Tshingambu782,160/
Sinambou752,155/
Kingambu75205/
Chenembu75131/
Sisnambu7527/
Singambu751/
Chinonbut714/
Tchinanvou675/
Tshinganbu674/
Tchinanwou671/
Sinanbu671/
Sinombou63159/
Sinanbou6361/
Kingombu631/
Kenambou631/
Synambou631/
Shemhambu595/
Jenanbu531/
Sinonbou5010/
Senanbou501/
Kenombou501/

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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 Chinambu
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