Chiyambu Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Chiyambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Zambia | 24 | 1:660,413 | 25,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
Chiyambu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiyambu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiyambu is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiyambu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chiyambu is the 1,882,912th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiyambu live; 64 percent live in Central Africa and 64 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Other than The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiyambu | 88 | 36 | / |
| Chiyombu | 88 | 34 | / |
| Chiyembu | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chijambu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zhiyambu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chayambu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshiyambu | 82 | 41 | / |
| Kiyambu | 80 | 1,186 | / |
| Siyambu | 80 | 123 | / |
| Ziyambu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ciyombu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Xiyambu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cheambu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiembou | 75 | 17 | / |
| Shayambu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chuimbou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchuimbu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshiyombu | 71 | 144 | / |
| Tshiyamvu | 71 | 27 | / |
| Tchuimbou | 71 | 19 | / |
| Coimbu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tchiembou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tcheambou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheambudd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chayanbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Choihembu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshiyembu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshiiambu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kayambu | 67 | 836 | / |
| Kijambu | 67 | 415 | / |
| Chaimbault | 67 | 219 | / |
| Hayumbu | 67 | 209 | / |
| Suyambu | 67 | 115 | / |
| Seyambu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kiyembu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kuiambu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jehambu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shaimbu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Choumbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heimbuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soyambu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heambut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiyombu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaumbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayambu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaembu | 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 Chiyambu
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