Chiumbu Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Chiumbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 52 | 1:296,889 | 30,036 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Chiumbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiumbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiumbu is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiumbu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,372,517th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. Chiumbu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chiumbu reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 296,889. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 44 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 29 percent live and Harare Province, where 25 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Malawi, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chihumbu | 93 | 86 | / |
| Tshiumbu | 80 | 48 | / |
| Shihumbu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kiumbu | 77 | 564 | / |
| Siumbu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Tshihumbu | 75 | 75 | / |
| Kihumbu | 71 | 295 | / |
| Kijumbu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tshiumvu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kijumbui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kehoumbou | 63 | 11 | / |
| Kyumbu | 62 | 212 | / |
| Kiumvu | 62 | 157 | / |
| Syumbui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Seyumbu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Seoumbou | 53 | 5 | / |
| Chihomvu | 53 | 5 | / |
| Keyoumbu | 53 | 2 | / |
| Suyumbhu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kehounbou | 50 | 2 | / |
| Keyoumbeu | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Chiumbu
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