Chirembo Surname
Approximately 894 people bear this surname
Chirembo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 732 | 1:23,387 | 3,582 |
| Zambia | 101 | 1:156,930 | 11,128 |
| Zimbabwe | 51 | 1:302,711 | 30,394 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chirembo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chirembo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chirembo occurs most in Malawi. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chirembo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 394,847th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,151,617 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chirembo are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Chirembo is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 732 people, or 1 in 23,387. Besides Malawi Chirembo occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 11 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chirambo | 88 | 27,751 | / |
| Chirombo | 88 | 7,183 | / |
| Chiremba | 88 | 3,751 | / |
| Chirimbo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chiramboh | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kirembo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kaheirembo | 78 | 18 | / |
| Chierhemba | 78 | 4 | / |
| Zahairembo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kahairembo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chiramba | 75 | 2,469 | / |
| Chirimba | 75 | 792 | / |
| Chiromba | 75 | 158 | / |
| Chiremwa | 75 | 104 | / |
| Keirembo | 75 | 43 | / |
| Kairembo | 75 | 10 | / |
| Shirimbo | 75 | 7 | / |
| Cherambo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cirhemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiermba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shiremba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kireembo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zairembo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaheirrembo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tshiremba | 71 | 60 | / |
| Cheurombo | 71 | 39 | / |
| Churhemba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Schirimba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chirimbas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chirhimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chairamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heremba | 67 | 658 | / |
| Ciremwa | 67 | 383 | / |
| Kirimbo | 67 | 145 | / |
| Ziremba | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kiremba | 67 | 30 | / |
| Cirimba | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sirimbo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Siremba | 67 | 15 | / |
| Serembo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gerembo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kerembo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hirimba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zerembo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Girimbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jirenbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiremua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shirmba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hermboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shermbo | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chirembo
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