Chiwambo Surname
Approximately 4,825 people bear this surname
Chiwambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4,130 | 1:4,145 | 577 |
| Tanzania | 318 | 1:166,483 | 14,737 |
| Zimbabwe | 221 | 1:69,856 | 10,407 |
| Zambia | 147 | 1:107,823 | 8,449 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chiwambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiwambo occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chiwambo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwambo? popularity and diffusion
Chiwambo is the 98,279th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,510,372 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwambo are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 4,130 people, or 1 in 4,145. Without taking into account Malawi this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 7 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chivambo | 88 | 12,703 | / |
| Chibambo | 88 | 6,200 | / |
| Chiwamba | 88 | 1,479 | / |
| Chiwembo | 88 | 163 | / |
| Chiwombo | 88 | 105 | / |
| Chuwambo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chihwamba | 82 | 22 | / |
| Chivhambo | 82 | 14 | / |
| Chibhambo | 82 | 4 | / |
| Tchiwamba | 82 | 2 | / |
| Tchibambo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chiswamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chibamboh | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cibambo | 80 | 140 | / |
| Kiwambo | 80 | 128 | / |
| Siwambo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Hiwombo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chibamba | 75 | 4,665 | / |
| Shibambo | 75 | 4,595 | / |
| Chivamba | 75 | 506 | / |
| Shivambo | 75 | 484 | / |
| Chibombo | 75 | 206 | / |
| Chiwomba | 75 | 128 | / |
| Chivombo | 75 | 122 | / |
| Shiwamba | 75 | 48 | / |
| Chivembo | 75 | 21 | / |
| Chiwemba | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chibanbo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cuivambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xhivambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchibamba | 71 | 225 | / |
| Tshibambo | 71 | 98 | / |
| Tshiwamba | 71 | 89 | / |
| Shivhambo | 71 | 19 | / |
| Chivhombo | 71 | 15 | / |
| Tchibombo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chivhamba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shibamboo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshivambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chewemboi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chivaimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sibambo | 67 | 2,779 | / |
| Kiwamba | 67 | 613 | / |
| Cibamba | 67 | 275 | / |
| Siwombo | 67 | 236 | / |
| Hibombo | 67 | 141 | / |
| Sivambo | 67 | 91 | / |
| Cibombo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tshivhambo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Xivambo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kewambo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jibambo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Siwamba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Xibambo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sechuamboh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gibambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sewambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwombo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Civamba | 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
- 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 Chiwambo
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