Chiwamba Surname

264,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chiwamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiwamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi9411:18,1922,844
Tanzania3281:161,40714,404
Zimbabwe1621:95,29813,521
Zambia391:406,40820,045
Swaziland41:324,550996
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chiwamba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiwamba occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiwamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 264,657th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,927,347 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwamba are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 941 people, or 1 in 18,192. Apart from Malawi this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 22 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chihwamba9422/
Tchiwamba942/
Chiswamba941/
Chiwambo884,825/
Chibamba884,665/
Chivamba88506/
Chiwomba88128/
Shiwamba8848/
Chiwambe887/
Chiwemba885/
Chiwambi882/
Tchibamba82225/
Tshiwamba8289/
Chivhamba822/
Chivaimba821/
Kiwamba80613/
Cibamba80275/
Siwamba804/
Civamba801/
Chivambo7512,703/
Chibambo756,200/
Kiswamba75812/
Chibomba75608/
Chivambe75282/
Shibamba75216/
Chiwembo75163/
Chiwombe75120/
Shivamba75110/
Chiwombo75105/
Chibambe7574/
Chivemba7524/
Chiwonba751/
Chebamba751/
Shiwomba751/
Chuwambo751/
Chivomba751/
Chivambi751/
Tshibamba7114,276/
Chivhambo7114/
Chibhambo714/
Chibamboh711/
Tchibambo711/
Chibhomba711/
Kivamba673,285/
Sibamba67880/
Cibambo67140/
Kiwambo67128/
Kiwomba6742/
Gibamba6727/
Siwambo679/
Zibamba673/
Xivamba671/
Tshivhamba671/
Tchiboumba671/
Giwambe671/
Kewamba671/
Hiwombo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Chiwamba
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