Chitombwe Surname
Approximately 452 people bear this surname
Chitombwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 428 | 1:37,033 | 3,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
Chitombwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitombwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chitombwe occurs most in Zambia. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitombwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 663,740th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. The last name Chitombwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitombwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chitombwe is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 428 people, or 1 in 37,033. In Zambia Chitombwe is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 65 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 25 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 5 percent are found. Besides Zambia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitoombwe | 95 | 1 | / |
| Chitembwe | 89 | 645 | / |
| Chitambwe | 89 | 365 | / |
| Shitombwe | 89 | 114 | / |
| Chitombwa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Chaitambwe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kitombwe | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chitambwa | 78 | 41 | / |
| Chitumbwa | 78 | 17 | / |
| Chitambwi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshitambwe | 74 | 59 | / |
| Kitambwe | 71 | 316 | / |
| Kitombwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chitambvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kithambwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshitambue | 63 | 137 | / |
| Tshitambwa | 63 | 48 | / |
| Tchitoumpui | 60 | 1 | / |
| Kitambwa | 59 | 188 | / |
| Kitambue | 59 | 75 | / |
| Gitambue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shetambue | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Chitombwe
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