Chindamba Surname
Approximately 2,882 people bear this surname
Chindamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,934 | 1:8,852 | 1,354 |
| Tanzania | 541 | 1:97,859 | 9,684 |
| Zimbabwe | 286 | 1:53,980 | 8,182 |
| Zambia | 120 | 1:132,083 | 9,814 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Chindamba (45) may also be a first name.
Chindamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chindamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chindamba is most common in Malawi. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chindamba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 152,649th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,528,642 people. The last name Chindamba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chindamba are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chindamba is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 45 people.
The surname Chindamba is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 1,934 people, or 1 in 8,852. Other than Malawi Chindamba occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 19 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shindamba | 89 | 103 | / |
| Chindemba | 89 | 35 | / |
| Chindambo | 89 | 27 | / |
| Chindomba | 89 | 17 | / |
| Tshindamba | 84 | 27 | / |
| Chaindambi | 84 | 7 | / |
| Tchindambo | 84 | 2 | / |
| Kindamba | 82 | 7,154 | / |
| Gindamba | 82 | 21 | / |
| Hendamba | 82 | 12 | / |
| Sindamba | 82 | 6 | / |
| Zindamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chindombe | 78 | 53 | / |
| Shindambo | 78 | 34 | / |
| Chindombo | 78 | 3 | / |
| Quindamba | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chindembo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kindhamba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshindambo | 74 | 21 | / |
| Tshindomba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kindomba | 71 | 1,620 | / |
| Gindambi | 71 | 41 | / |
| Kindambo | 71 | 35 | / |
| Hendambo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sendamba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kindanba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hindanbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sindambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shindombo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Haindombo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hindoumbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsenddamba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tshindombo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sindaineba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sindombo | 59 | 26 | / |
| Kindombo | 59 | 21 | / |
| Sendambo | 59 | 3 | / |
| Kendomba | 59 | 2 | / |
| Zindombo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Zyndanbay | 56 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Chindamba
- 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