Chisembele Surname
Approximately 303 people bear this surname
Chisembele Surname Definition:
Chisembele is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: big tsetse fly.
Chisembele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 297 | 1:53,367 | 4,976 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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.
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiembele | 95 | 1 | / |
| Chitembele | 90 | 4 | / |
| Chicembele | 90 | 1 | / |
| Chizembele | 90 | 1 | / |
| Chisembela | 90 | 1 | / |
| Chembele | 89 | 421 | / |
| Chimbele | 89 | 84 | / |
| Chichembele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kisembele | 84 | 34 | / |
| Himbele | 82 | 23 | / |
| Chitembile | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chembela | 78 | 507 | / |
| Khimbele | 78 | 55 | / |
| Shimbele | 78 | 27 | / |
| Shembele | 78 | 14 | / |
| Chembeli | 78 | 11 | / |
| Chimbela | 78 | 7 | / |
| Chimbile | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chembile | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hembeele | 78 | 0 | / |
| Cheembela | 74 | 55 | / |
| Kizembele | 74 | 27 | / |
| Chembhela | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sitembele | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kisembela | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shimbeley | 74 | 1 | / |
| Gembele | 71 | 150 | / |
| Hembela | 71 | 37 | / |
| Henbele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemvel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Himbela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hembely | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jembele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chisimbili | 70 | 137 | / |
| Chimbili | 67 | 1,956 | / |
| Chimbila | 67 | 879 | / |
| Jimbelei | 67 | 26 | / |
| Chenbeli | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shimbela | 67 | 17 | / |
| Khembely | 67 | 14 | / |
| Chembili | 67 | 11 | / |
| Khimbile | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chembail | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chembila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaichimbile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himbaile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shembeli | 67 | 1 | / |
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