Chitambo Surname

52,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chitambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia7,2661:2,181299
Zimbabwe2,0721:7,451844
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Tanzania1011:524,17434,222
England491:1,137,10353,999
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Botswana171:128,64318,229
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Chitambo (395) may also be a first name.

Chitambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chitambo is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chitambo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitambo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 52,419th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 746,598 people. The last name Chitambo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chitambo are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chitambo is also the 434,832nd most widely held given name internationally It is held by 395 people.

The last name Chitambo is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 7,266 people, or 1 in 2,181. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Province, where 41 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent live. Not including Zambia this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent live and Malawi, where 2 percent live.

Chitambo Last Name Statistics demography

Chitambo earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.76% less than the national average, earning R 204,936 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chithambo94799/
Tchitambo943/
Citambo934/
Hitambo931/
Chitembo881,872/
Chitombo881,539/
Chitamba88395/
Shitambo8892/
Chitambaa82157/
Tshitambo8247/
Tchitamba8221/
Chitaymba821/
Chijtamba821/
Tchitombo821/
Chistamba821/
Kitambo805,379/
Sitambo80185/
Citamba8041/
Hitamba806/
Gitambo806/
Jitambo801/
Chietembou781/
Githambo75499/
Haitamba75377/
Chitemba75147/
Chitomba7587/
Kuitambo7522/
Chetamba753/
Kitamboi751/
Shitamba751/
Chetembo751/
Quitambo751/
Shitombo751/
Tshitamba712,131/
Chithemba714/
Tshitombo714/
Shitambas711/
Tchitomba711/
Kitamba672,644/
Kitombo67451/
Gitombo6787/
Sitamba6777/
Ketambo6753/
Sitombo6752/
Kitanbo674/
Xitamba671/
Tchitoumba671/

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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
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  • 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 Chitambo
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