Chitumbo Surname

144,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chitumbo Surname Definition:

Chitumbo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: big pipe.

Chitumbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,8411:5,579668
Kenya1411:327,51720,034
Tanzania881:601,60937,493
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chitumbo (908) may also be a first name.

Chitumbo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chitumbo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: big pipe.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chitumbo is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: heap of soil.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chitumbo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chitumbo is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitumbo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 144,154th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,363,784 people. Chitumbo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitumbo live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 269,226th most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 908 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 2,841 people, or 1 in 5,579. In Zambia Chitumbo is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent reside, Western Province, where 22 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 18 percent reside. Beside Zambia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.

Chitumbo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitumba8811,136/
Chitombo881,539/
Chitimbo88333/
Tchitumba821,805/
Chithumba821,361/
Tshitumbo8248/
Chaitumba821/
Chitumbaa821/
Kitumbo802,765/
Situmbo8071/
Gitumbo8015/
Hitumba801/
Tshithumbo784/
Tchitoumba781/
Quitumbo753,257/
Chitimba75461/
Chitumwa75246/
Shitumba7591/
Chitomba7587/
Chutumba753/
Kitumboy752/
Kithumbo751/
Sithumbo751/
Shitombo751/
Caitumba751/
Kitumboi751/
Tshitumba71753/
Tshitombo714/
Heithumba714/
Kitoumbou711/
Tchitunba711/
Kitumba678,902/
Kitombo67451/
Tshithumba67123/
Situmba67107/
Sitombo6752/
Gitumba674/
Jitumba671/
Ttshitumba671/
Setumbo671/

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