Chitumbo Surname
Approximately 3,083 people bear this surname
Chitumbo Surname Definition:
Chitumbo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: big pipe.
Chitumbo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2,841 | 1:5,579 | 668 |
| Kenya | 141 | 1:327,517 | 20,034 |
| Tanzania | 88 | 1:601,609 | 37,493 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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.
Chitumbo is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: heap of soil.
Chitumbo Demographics
Chitumbo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitumba | 88 | 11,136 | / |
| Chitombo | 88 | 1,539 | / |
| Chitimbo | 88 | 333 | / |
| Tchitumba | 82 | 1,805 | / |
| Chithumba | 82 | 1,361 | / |
| Tshitumbo | 82 | 48 | / |
| Chaitumba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chitumbaa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kitumbo | 80 | 2,765 | / |
| Situmbo | 80 | 71 | / |
| Gitumbo | 80 | 15 | / |
| Hitumba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshithumbo | 78 | 4 | / |
| Tchitoumba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Quitumbo | 75 | 3,257 | / |
| Chitimba | 75 | 461 | / |
| Chitumwa | 75 | 246 | / |
| Shitumba | 75 | 91 | / |
| Chitomba | 75 | 87 | / |
| Chutumba | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kitumboy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kithumbo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sithumbo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shitombo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caitumba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kitumboi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshitumba | 71 | 753 | / |
| Tshitombo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Heithumba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kitoumbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchitunba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kitumba | 67 | 8,902 | / |
| Kitombo | 67 | 451 | / |
| Tshithumba | 67 | 123 | / |
| Situmba | 67 | 107 | / |
| Sitombo | 67 | 52 | / |
| Gitumba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jitumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ttshitumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Setumbo | 67 | 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
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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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