Chiumba Surname

635,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chiumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2651:58,2588,839
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188

Chiumba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiumba is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiumba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 635,252nd most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,182,387 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiumba live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chiumba is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 58,258. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 39 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 16 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 44 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chihumba93306/
Chijumba93195/
Chiuymba931/
Chiahumba8880/
Tchioumba881/
Chiumbi86189/
Chiumbe8696/
Chiumbo8687/
Hihumba8610/
Chiunba865/
Shiumba861/
Chiumva861/
Chihumbe80151/
Tshiumba80109/
Chihomba8027/
Chihumbi8013/
Chehumba807/
Cheyumba801/
Choyumba801/
Kiumba77547/
Hiumbe778/
Siumba772/
Jiumba771/
Hyumba771/
Qiumba771/
Kihumba712,384/
Kijumba71318/
Zihumba718/
Gihumba711/
Cuiomba711/
Caiomba711/
Tchihounba711/
Kioumba711/
Chihombe67213/
Chihombo67152/
Tsehumba6775/
Chehumbe6733/
Chihomva678/
Kaijumba676/
Quihumba674/
Tshiumbo671/
Kijjumba671/
Hiahumbo671/
Zeehumba671/
Dzehumba671/
Chijombe671/
Chajomba671/

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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 Chiumba
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