Chisembele Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chisembele Surname Definition:

Chisembele is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: big tsetse fly.

Chisembele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2971:53,3674,976
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chisembele (21) may also be a first name.

Chisembele Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chisembele is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: big tsetse fly.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chisembele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chisembele is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chisembele.

How Common Is The Last Name Chisembele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 887,624th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chisembele reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chisembele is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 53,367. In Zambia Chisembele is primarily concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 31 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 29 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 28 percent are found. Not including Zambia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

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