Chitamba Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chitamba Surname Definition:

Chitamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: wave.

Chitamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1981:77,97111,469
Zambia1371:115,6938,909
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
England51:11,143,612252,590
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Chitamba (32) may also be a first name.

Chitamba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chitamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: wave.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chitamba Last Name Facts

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

Chitamba (Oriya: ଚିଟାା) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitamba? popularity and diffusion

Chitamba is the 733,258th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chitamba live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chitamba is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 32 people.

The surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 77,971. In Zimbabwe Chitamba is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 38 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 25 percent reside and Harare Province, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 35 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chitamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chitamba in the Oriya language
ଚିଟାାcitaa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chitamba
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