Chithambo Surname

431,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chithambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chithambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7841:21,8363,343
United States71:51,779,848968,877
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chithambo Last Name Facts

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

Chithambo is found most frequently in Malawi. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chithambo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 431,117th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,120,833 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chithambo reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 784 people, or 1 in 21,836. Besides Malawi this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Chithambo Last Name Statistics demography

Chithambo earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitambo949,761/
Tchitambo893/
Citambo884/
Hitambo881/
Chitembo821,872/
Chitombo821,539/
Githambo82499/
Chitamba82395/
Shitambo8292/
Chitambaa78157/
Tshitambo7847/
Tchitamba7821/
Chithemba784/
Chistamba781/
Tchitombo781/
Chitaymba781/
Chijtamba781/
Kitambo755,379/
Sitambo75185/
Citamba7541/
Gitambo756/
Hitamba756/
Jitambo751/
Chietembou741/
Haitamba71377/
Chitemba71147/
Chitomba7187/
Kuitambo7122/
Sithombo715/
Githombo714/
Chetamba713/
Chetembo711/
Shitombo711/
Kithombo711/
Quitambo711/
Sithamba711/
Kithamba711/
Kitamboi711/
Shitamba711/
Tshitamba672,131/
Tshitombo674/
Shitambas671/
Khethamba671/
Tchitomba671/

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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 Chithambo
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