Chiwembe Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Chiwembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 22 | 1:720,451 | 26,729 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiwembi | 88 | 449 | / |
| Chibembe | 88 | 267 | / |
| Chiwombe | 88 | 120 | / |
| Chivembe | 88 | 29 | / |
| Chiwambe | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chiwemba | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chivhembe | 82 | 3 | / |
| Tshiwembe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tchivembe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tchibembe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shiwember | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cibembe | 80 | 171 | / |
| Kiwembe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chivambe | 75 | 282 | / |
| Chivemba | 75 | 24 | / |
| Shivembe | 75 | 16 | / |
| Chivimbe | 75 | 14 | / |
| Shibembe | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ciwembui | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chiwenba | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chiwambi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ciwembuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chevombe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiwimbi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshibembe | 71 | 103 | / |
| Hebmbe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tshiwemba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chewemboi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sibembe | 67 | 238 | / |
| Kivembe | 67 | 103 | / |
| Kiwemba | 67 | 98 | / |
| Sivembe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ziwemwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwembi | 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
- 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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