Chitumba Surname

46,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Chitumba Surname Definition:

Chitumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: (Big) Pocket.

Chitumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola8,4791:3,183492
Zimbabwe1,9961:7,735885
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Zambia2431:65,2265,794
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Namibia41:602,35012,421
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Chitumba (43) may also be a first name.

Chitumba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chitumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: (Big) Pocket.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chitumba Last Name Facts

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

Chitumba occurs in Angola more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitumba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 46,555th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 654,413 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitumba live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Chitumba is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 43 people.

The last name is most common in Angola, where it is held by 8,479 people, or 1 in 3,183. Without taking into account Angola this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside and Malawi, where 3 percent reside.

Chitumba Last Name Statistics demography

Chitumba earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.2% more than the national average, earning R 328,416 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Tchitumba941,805/
Chithumba941,361/
Chaitumba941/
Chitumbaa941/
Hitumba931/
Tchitoumba891/
Chitumbhai891/
Chitumbo883,083/
Chitumbi881,258/
Chitimba88461/
Chitumwa88246/
Chitumbe88126/
Shitumba8891/
Chitomba8887/
Chutumba883/
Caitumba881/
Tshitumba82753/
Chitumwai8285/
Heithumba824/
Tchitunba821/
Kitumba808,902/
Situmba80107/
Gitumba804/
Jitumba801/
Tshithumba78123/
Chitumnuay781/
Ttshitumba781/
Quitumba757,701/
Chitombo751,539/
Chitimbo75333/
Kithumba75279/
Keitumba75242/
Chitombi75115/
Shetumba7590/
Kaitumba7521/
Seitumba755/
Kitoumba755/
Chitombe753/
Kkitumba751/
Kituumba751/
Sithumba751/
Heitomba751/
Chitaumnuay741/
Tshitumbo7148/
Tshitomba714/
Tsithumba711/
Sseitumba711/
Sittoumba711/
Kaituumba711/
Jethtumba711/
Kitumbo672,765/
Kitomba67681/
Gitumbi67404/
Setumba6780/
Situmbo6771/
Gitumbe6767/
Gitumbo6715/
Tshithumbo674/
Sitomba672/
Ketumba671/
Getumba671/
Gitunba671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chitumba
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