Chitumbi Surname

301,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chitumbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitumbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7231:73,2257,633
Zambia4621:34,3073,467
Zimbabwe711:217,44024,563
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chitumbi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chitumbi is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitumbi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 301,881st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,792,962 people. The last name Chitumbi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitumbi live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Chitumbi is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 723 people, or 1 in 73,225. In Tanzania Chitumbi is most common in: Lindi Region, where 45 percent reside, Mtwara Region, where 23 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Chitumbi occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 37 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Citumbi931/
Chitumbhai891/
Chitumba8811,136/
Chitumbe88126/
Chitombi88115/
Chitimbi8813/
Shitumbi886/
Chithumba821,361/
Tshitumbi82254/
Chitumwai8285/
Chittumui8216/
Chaitumba821/
Chitumbaa821/
Kitumbi801,470/
Gitumbi80404/
Situmbi801/
Hitumba801/
Tshituimbi781/
Chitimbe757,771/
Githumbi751,093/
Zitoumbi75596/
Kithumbi75363/
Chitumwa75246/
Shitumba7591/
Chitomba7587/
Heitombi7578/
Keitumbi7528/
Jaitumbi7514/
Shitumbe757/
Chitombe753/
Kitumbui752/
Kaitumbi752/
Sitaumbi752/
Caitumba751/
Shitombi751/
Kitumboi751/
Tshitumba71753/
Tshitumbe71144/
Chaitonui715/
Tshitombi714/
Heithumba714/
Jaitumbhi711/
Jaithumbi711/
Khaitunbi711/
Kitumba678,902/
Kitumbe67213/
Setumbi67176/
Tshithumba67123/
Situmba67107/
Gitumbe6767/
Kitombi6747/
Chaithonui674/
Sitombi673/
Chitumnuay671/
Ttshitumba671/

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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
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  • 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 Chitumbi
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