Chisamba Surname
Approximately 5,468 people bear this surname
Chisamba Surname Definition:
Chisamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: base.
Chisamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 3,947 | 1:4,337 | 604 |
| Zimbabwe | 864 | 1:17,868 | 2,632 |
| Zambia | 514 | 1:30,836 | 3,162 |
| Tanzania | 124 | 1:426,948 | 29,878 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Chisamba (90) may also be a first name.
Chisamba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chisamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: base.
Chisamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chisamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chisamba (Georgian: ჩისამბა) is found most frequently in Malawi. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chisamba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chisamba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 87,923rd most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,332,763 people. The surname Chisamba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chisamba are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chisamba is also the 1,005,046th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 90 people.
It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 3,947 people, or 1 in 4,337. Besides Malawi Chisamba is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent reside and Zambia, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chisamba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chisamba in the Georgian language | ||
| ჩისამბა | chisamba | - |
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Footnotes
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