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
Chitumbo occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chitumbo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitumbo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chitumbo is the 144,154th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,363,784 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitumbo reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chitumbo is also the 269,226th most widespread first name on earth, held by 908 people.
Chitumbo is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 2,841 people, or 1 in 5,579. In Zambia Chitumbo is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent live, Western Province, where 22 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 18 percent live. Aside from Zambia Chitumbo exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.
Chitumbo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Chitumbo surname is chiefly 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
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