Chiwomba Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chiwomba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiwomba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1141:135,42317,730
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Chiwomba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chiwomba is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chiwomba.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiwomba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chiwomba is the 1,589,322nd most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. Chiwomba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwomba live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 135,423. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 33 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 18 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiwamba881,479/
Chibomba88608/
Chiwombe88120/
Chiwombo88105/
Chiwumba8829/
Chiwemba885/
Shiwomba881/
Chiwonba881/
Chivomba881/
Chihwamba8222/
Tchiwamba822/
Chiswamba821/
Chihwumba821/
Chibhomba821/
Kiwomba8042/
Hiwombo801/
Tchiboumba781/
Chiwambo754,825/
Chibamba754,665/
Chivamba75506/
Chibumba75346/
Chivumba75239/
Chibombo75206/
Chiwembo75163/
Chivombo75122/
Chibombe75102/
Shibomba7583/
Shiwamba7548/
Chivemba7524/
Chiwambe757/
Chiwunba757/
Chibombi753/
Chiwambi752/
Chibonba751/
Chiwumbi751/
Tchibamba71225/
Chivhumba71133/
Tshiwamba7189/
Tshibomba7141/
Chivhombo7115/
Tchibombo716/
Chivhamba712/
Shiboomba711/
Chibhombi711/
Kiwamba67613/
Cibamba67275/
Siwombo67236/
Hibombo67141/
Cibombo6723/
Hiwumbe678/
Siwamba674/
Civamba671/
Sivomba671/
Hibumba671/
Kiwombo671/

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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 Chiwomba
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