Chingoma Surname
Approximately 4,321 people bear this surname
Chingoma Surname Definition:
Chingoma is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: big musical drum.
Chingoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2,089 | 1:7,390 | 837 |
| Malawi | 1,804 | 1:9,490 | 1,474 |
| Zambia | 356 | 1:44,522 | 4,311 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Chingóma (1) are calculated separately.
Chingoma (97) may also be a first name.
Chingoma Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chingoma is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: big musical drum.
Chingoma Demographics
Average Chingoma Salary in
South Africa
R 878,256
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chingoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chingoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chingoma occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Chingóma. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chingoma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 107,856th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,686,542 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chingoma are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chingoma is also the 962,660th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 97 people.
It is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2,089 people, or 1 in 7,390. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 18 percent live, Harare Province, where 18 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 42 percent live and Zambia, where 8 percent live.
Chingoma Last Name Statistics demography
Chingoma earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 269.58% more than the national average, earning R 878,256 per year.
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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
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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
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