Chiwembe Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chiwembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiwembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia221:720,45126,729
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chiwembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiwembe occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiwembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chiwembe live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chiwembe is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 720,451. In Zambia Chiwembe is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 77 percent are found, Northern Province, where 9 percent are found and Eastern Province, where 5 percent are found. Not including Zambia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 14 percent are found and Botswana, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiwembi88449/
Chibembe88267/
Chiwombe88120/
Chivembe8829/
Chiwambe887/
Chiwemba885/
Chivhembe823/
Tshiwembe821/
Tchivembe821/
Tchibembe821/
Shiwember821/
Cibembe80171/
Kiwembe802/
Chivambe75282/
Chivemba7524/
Shivembe7516/
Chivimbe7514/
Shibembe759/
Ciwembui753/
Chiwenba753/
Chiwambi752/
Ciwembuy751/
Chevombe751/
Chiwimbi751/
Tshibembe71103/
Hebmbe716/
Tshiwemba714/
Chewemboi711/
Sibembe67238/
Kivembe67103/
Kiwemba6798/
Sivembe6735/
Ziwemwe671/
Kiwembi671/

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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 Chiwembe
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