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 more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chirembo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 394,847th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,151,617 people. The last name Chirembo is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chirembo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 732 people, or 1 in 23,387. Not including Malawi it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 11 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.
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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