Chirambwe Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chirambwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chirambwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4331:35,6545,496
England11:55,718,059489,080

Chirambwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chirambwe is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chirambwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 684,148th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chirambwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 433 people, or 1 in 35,654. In Zimbabwe Chirambwe is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 45 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 29 percent live and Harare Province, where 15 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chirembwe89506/
Chirambwi89147/
Chirambwa8976/
Chirombwe891/
Chirembwi7810/
Cherembwe781/
Hairambwi781/
Kirombwe712/
Dzirambwi671/
Kirombwa5927/

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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 Chirambwe
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