Chindumba Surname

259,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chindumba Surname Definition:

Chindumba is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: traditional plaiting of tha hair.

Chindumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,4911:10,6301,228
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Chindumba (300) may also be a first name.

Chindumba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chindumba is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: traditional plaiting of tha hair.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chindumba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chindumba is found most frequently in Zambia. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chindumba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chindumba is the 259,470th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,810,261 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chindumba live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 508,767th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 300 people.

The surname Chindumba is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,491 people, or 1 in 10,630. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 34 percent reside, Western Province, where 28 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 16 percent reside. Not including Zambia Chindumba occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Chindumba Last Name Statistics demography

Chindumba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.67% less than the national average, earning R 100,584 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchindumba954/
Chindumbo892,368/
Chindimba89681/
Chindomba8917/
Chindunba891/
Tshindumba84417/
Kindumba82347/
Sindumba8255/
Gindumba8221/
Zindumba821/
Tshindhumba8021/
Chindombe7853/
Chindombo783/
Hindoumbe781/
Quindumba781/
Kindomba711,620/
Gendumba7122/
Kindumbo7113/
Kendumba711/
Hendumbe711/
Quindumbo677/
Quimdumba672/
Haindombo671/
Sindombo5926/
Kindombo5921/
Kendomba592/

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