Chiwambu Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Chiwambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 64 | 1:241,222 | 26,284 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chiwambu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwambu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiwambu occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwambu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,372,517th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwambu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Chiwambu is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 241,222. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 36 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 31 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 20 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe Chiwambu occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiwembu | 88 | 580 | / |
| Chivambu | 88 | 186 | / |
| Chibambu | 88 | 29 | / |
| Shiwambu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chiwamvu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cibambu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Shivambu | 75 | 5,810 | / |
| Shibambu | 75 | 5,574 | / |
| Chibombu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chiwomvu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshibambu | 71 | 262 | / |
| Shivhambu | 71 | 22 | / |
| Shivambui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shibambuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chivhembu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Xivambu | 67 | 240 | / |
| Sibambu | 67 | 59 | / |
| Sivambu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tshivhambu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kivambu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Xibambu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Cibombu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaiwanwut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwanbut | 63 | 106 | / |
| Chibomvu | 63 | 27 | / |
| Shebambu | 63 | 20 | / |
| Sivhambu | 63 | 5 | / |
| Shibombu | 63 | 5 | / |
| Shibanbu | 63 | 4 | / |
| Shivanbu | 63 | 2 | / |
| Shevambu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tsibambu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sihvambu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Xivhambu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tshibombu | 59 | 21 | / |
| Chebeinwu | 59 | 1 | / |
| Siwomvu | 53 | 9 | / |
| Kebambu | 53 | 8 | / |
| Sebambu | 53 | 2 | / |
| Kiwanvu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sivaanbu | 50 | 8 | / |
| Siwonbut | 50 | 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
- 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 Chiwambu
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