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 is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiyembe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,414,640th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiyembe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Chiyembe is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 343,072. In Zimbabwe Chiyembe is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 84 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 2 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe Chiyembe occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 27 percent live and Malawi, where 2 percent live.
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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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