Chisombe Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Chisombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 75 | 1:615,732 | 28,396 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chisombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chisombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chisombe is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Chisombe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chisombe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,034,059th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Chisombe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chisombe are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 615,732. In Kenya Chisombe is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 97 percent live, Kisumu County, where 1 percent live and Vihiga County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
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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 Chisombe
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