Chumbow Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Chumbow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chumbow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Chumbow (75) may also be a first name.

Chumbow Last Name Facts

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

Chumbow occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chumbow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chumbow is the 3,323,005th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Chumbow reside; 40 percent reside in Central Africa and 40 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 75 people.

The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon Chumbow is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 71 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Chumbow exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cumbow92414/
Chumbaw861/
Chumboev803/
Combow7775/
Jumbow771/
Sumbow770/
Chimbov7129/
Chinbow713/
Sumbowa712/
Zhumbov711/
Shombow711/
Khumbawe671/
Combaw620/
Conbow620/
Sombowa574/
Tsumbov572/
Sumbhaw571/
Summpow571/
Houmbab571/
Summpouw534/
Tsumbova534/

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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 Chumbow
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