Chishamba Surname
Approximately 634 people bear this surname
Chishamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 624 | 1:24,741 | 3,767 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Chishamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chishamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chishamba is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chishamba? popularity and diffusion
Chishamba is the 514,664th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,494,552 people. Chishamba is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chishamba are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chishamba is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 624 people, or 1 in 24,741. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 38 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 12 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chishamba
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