Chiyembe Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Chiyembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 1:343,072 | 32,830 |
| Zambia | 17 | 1:932,348 | 29,315 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chiyembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiyembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiyembe occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiyembe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,414,640th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Chiyembe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiyembe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chiyembe is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 343,072. In Zimbabwe Chiyembe is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 84 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent are found and Matabeleland North Province, where 2 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 27 percent are found and Malawi, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Chiyembe
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