Chisambula Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chisambula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chisambula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Zambia151:1,056,66130,252
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Chisambula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chisambula is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Chisambula click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chisambula? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,009,375th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname Chisambula occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chisambula reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Chisambula is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Other than Malawi this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 6 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chissambula952/
Shisambula90187/
Chizambula901/
Chissambule862/
Tshisambula861/
Kisambula84182/
Tchissoumboula759/
Kisamvula741/
Kijambula741/
Kisombula741/
Kisombola639/
Kissombola601/

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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
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  • 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 Chisambula
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