Chiyembele Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chiyembele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiyembele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia861:184,30112,428
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Chiyembele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chiyembele is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiyembele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,943,350th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name Chiyembele occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiyembele are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chiyembele is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 184,301. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 40 percent reside, Western Province, where 30 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 28 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Chiyembele Last Name Statistics demography

Chiyembele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.02% less than the national average, earning R 142,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiembele951/
Chiyambele9025/
Siyembele841/
Kiembele781/
Kayembele74128/
Hayambele747/
Hoyombele743/
Siyambele741/
Kaembele671/
Kaichimbile671/
Hayeemuelee671/

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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
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  • 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 Chiyembele
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