Chomba Surname
Approximately 52,778 people bear this surname
Chomba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 37,356 | 1:424 | 54 |
| Kenya | 7,915 | 1:5,834 | 803 |
| DR Congo | 3,304 | 1:22,361 | 2,833 |
| Tanzania | 2,090 | 1:25,331 | 3,113 |
| Peru | 1,230 | 1:25,841 | 2,795 |
| Malawi | 654 | 1:26,176 | 3,951 |
| United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Chomba (6,202) may also be a first name.
Chomba Demographics
Chomba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chomba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chomba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chomba (Russian: Чомба, Tibetan: ཆོམ་བྷ།) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chomba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,652nd most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 138,079 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chomba reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chomba is also the 83,880th most numerous first name in the world, held by 6,202 people.
It is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 37,356 people, or 1 in 424. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Northern Province, where 31 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent live and Luapula Province, where 20 percent live. Not including Zambia Chomba is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Chomba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Chomba surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chomba earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 23.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,807 per year; in South Africa they earn 50.87% less than the national average, earning R 116,760 per year; in United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 61.99% less than the national average, earning $18,884 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chomba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chomba in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཆོམ་བྷ། | chombha | - |
| Chomba in the Russian language | ||
| Чомба | comba | - |
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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 Chomba
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