Chiyombo Surname

225,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chiyombo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiyombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,5421:11,1021,709
Tanzania1711:309,60023,673
Zambia701:226,42714,143
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Chiyombo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chiyombo is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiyombo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chiyombo is the 225,102nd most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,035,186 people. The surname Chiyombo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiyombo live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 1,542 people, or 1 in 11,102. Barring Malawi it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 9 percent live and Zambia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchiyombo945/
Ciyombo9369/
Chiyomba8896/
Chiyambo8861/
Chiyembo8831/
Shiyombo8821/
Tshiyombo824,983/
Tchoyombo821/
Kiyombo807,475/
Caiombo801,780/
Chiimbo80119/
Siyombo8052/
Giyombo8021/
Cayombo804/
Choimbo801/
Choembo801/
Hiyambo801/
Chaimbo801/
Shoyombo751,064/
Chiyamba75320/
Choumbou7556/
Tchoumbo7552/
Chiyemba7523/
Chiembou7517/
Shayombo754/
Chuimbou751/
Choimboo751/
Chiyanbo751/
Tchiembo751/
Chiuymba751/
Tchoumbou71870/
Houmbo71231/
Tshiyambo71128/
Coumbo7130/
Tshiyomba7127/
Haimbo7124/
Tchiyamba7121/
Tchuimbou7119/
Caimbo715/
Tshoyombo714/
Tshiyembo714/
Tchiembou714/
Shoyonmbo713/
Hiembo713/
Chioyemba711/
Haymbo711/
Chiitembo711/
Chihyemba711/
Kayombo67101,806/
Soyombo671,693/
Cheembo671,032/
Chiimba67975/
Ciyamba67198/
Khiembo67130/
Hiyemba67124/
Cayomba6763/
Chaimba6751/
Kiyomba6747/
Siyomba6740/
Kiyambo6734/
Houmbou6733/
Kuyombo6731/
Koyombo6729/
Kiyembo6728/
Tchouembou6718/
Ziyambo6716/
Houmboh6712/
Siyomvo6711/
Kijombo6710/
Coumbos678/
Cayambo677/
Siyambo676/
Kiyonbo675/
Choumba675/
Kahymbo674/
Haimboi674/
Cayumbo673/
Shiembo673/
Shoymbo673/
Chuimba673/
Sayombo673/
Houembo672/
Soiombo671/
Haiambo671/
Coumbot671/
Chietembou671/
Chiemba671/
Hayumbo671/
Seyombo671/
Saiombo671/
Cuiomba671/
Caiomba671/
Caiambo671/
Tchoummbou671/
Hyimbou671/
Kaiymbo671/
Zayombo671/

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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 Chiyombo
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