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
The last name Chitembo occurs most in Zambia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitembo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 218,739th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,892,920 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitembo reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 52 people.
The surname Chitembo is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,767 people, or 1 in 8,970. In Zambia it is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 24 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent are found and Muchinga Province, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Zambia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found and Angola, where 0 percent are found.
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Footnotes
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