Chisambo Surname
Approximately 2,502 people bear this surname
Chisambo Surname Definition:
Chisambo is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: love.
Chisambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,091 | 1:8,187 | 1,245 |
| Zambia | 244 | 1:64,959 | 5,770 |
| Kenya | 134 | 1:344,626 | 20,573 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
Chisambo (17) may also be a first name.
Chisambo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chisambo is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: love.
Chisambo Demographics
Chisambo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chisambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chisambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chisambo occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chisambo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chisambo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chisambo is the 171,985th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,912,688 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chisambo reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chisambo is also the 2,694,839th most widely held forename globally It is held by 17 people.
The last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 2,091 people, or 1 in 8,187. Apart from Malawi this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 10 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.
Chisambo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Chisambo surname is predominantly Christian (83%) in Kenya.
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Footnotes
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