Chiyumba Surname

529,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chiyumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiyumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6011:26,3732,776
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chiyumba (50) may also be a first name.

Chiyumba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiyumba occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chiyumba.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiyumba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 529,538th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,927,244 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiyumba reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chiyumba is also the 1,412,538th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 50 people.

The surname Chiyumba is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 601 people, or 1 in 26,373. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 55 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 37 percent reside and Central Province, where 4 percent reside. Barring Zambia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiyumbe88539/
Chiyumbi88216/
Shiyumba882/
Chiyumbo881/
Tshiyumba821/
Kiyumba80449/
Jiyumba8083/
Siyumba8040/
Kiyoumba751/
Kiyumbo67401/
Jiyumbi67133/
Tchiyounwa676/
Sijumba675/
Siyumbo671/
Kiihumba631/
Kijjumba631/
Kyajjumba591/
Kijjomba501/

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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 Chiyumba
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