Chitembo Surname
Approximately 1,872 people bear this surname
Chitembo Surname Definition:
Chitembo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: snare for animals.
Chitembo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,767 | 1:8,970 | 1,053 |
| Zimbabwe | 88 | 1:175,435 | 21,257 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chitembo (52) may also be a first name.
Chitembo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chitembo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: snare for animals.
Chitembo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitembo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chitembo is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitembo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 218,739th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,892,920 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitembo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 52 people.
The last name is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,767 people, or 1 in 8,970. In Zambia Chitembo is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 24 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent live and Muchinga Province, where 18 percent live. Beside Zambia Chitembo exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live and Angola, where 0 percent live.
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Footnotes
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