Chumbu Surname

268,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chumbu Surname Definition:

Chumbu is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: pauper.

Chumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia8961:17,6901,982
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Zimbabwe1671:92,44513,212
England151:3,714,537119,675
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Chumbu (49) may also be a first name.

Chumbu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chumbu is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: pauper.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chumbu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: sweet potato.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chumbu Last Name Facts

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

Chumbu (Oriya: ଚୁୁମୁା) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chumbu? popularity and diffusion

Chumbu is the 268,888th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,022,430 people. Chumbu occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chumbu are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 49 people.

The surname Chumbu is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 896 people, or 1 in 17,690. In Zambia Chumbu is most prevalent in: Northern Province, where 35 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 20 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent are found. Besides Zambia this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 23 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chuumbu92317/
Chumbut9270/
Chumbau922/
Tchumbu922/
Chumbou922/
Chumbuy921/
Choumbu921/
Chunmbu921/
Chumbud921/
Chumbus920/
Humbu91400/
Cumbu912/
Choumbou8656/
Chuembou8620/
Cheumbou8616/
Chumbuss861/
Tchoumbu861/
Tchuimbu861/
Tchumbou861/
Chuimbou861/
Tschumbu861/
Shumbu83679/
Chimbu83377/
Khumbu83221/
Chombu83120/
Humbau832/
Humbeu831/
Cumbou831/
Humbuh831/
Humbus831/
Chumwu831/
Humbut830/
Tchoumbou80870/
Tchoumbeu8070/
Tcheumbou8033/
Tchuimbou8019/
Chunbut77855/
Tshumbu77344/
Chimbau77203/
Chimbeu7799/
Choombu7738/
Chombou7738/
Houmbou7733/
Chimbuu774/
Chombuu774/
Sahumbu772/
Chimbuh772/
Shumbeu771/
Shumbhu771/
Houmbeu771/
Shaumbu771/
Chombeu771/
Chunbuu771/
Chunbup771/
Chimbui771/
Chombhu771/
Tchoumbeut753/
Tzschumbou751/
Tchoummbou751/
Sumbu735,672/
Zumbu731,303/
Jumbu73473/
Hombu7365/
Combu736/
Hunbu734/
Xumbu732/
Humvu731/
Chiembou7117/
Houmbouy7117/
Tchunbou712/
Tchuinbu712/
Tcoumbou711/
Tshoumbu711/
Tshaumbu711/
Tsumbu6713,284/
Jumbou67105/
Chinbu6797/
Sumbuy6755/
Sumbui6754/
Shombu6727/
Combou6724/
Jumbui6724/
Sumbou6713/
Tcheunbou6711/
Siumbu6710/
Dzumbu6710/
Sumbuu679/
Jumbau679/
Chonbu676/
Hombau675/
Chunwu675/
Combau674/
Zumbui674/
Sumbhu673/
Zumbou673/
Combui672/
Sumbut672/
Shunbu672/
Chombó672/
Sumbau672/
Cunbuy671/
Chunvu671/
Zumbau671/
Sumbud671/
Soumbu671/
Hombou671/
Khumvu671/
Ssumbu671/
Saumbu671/
Tchounbeu671/
Tchuinbeu671/
Tchuinbou671/
Tchaunbou671/
Tshoumbou671/
Khunbu671/
Shumbauch670/
Haumbauch670/

Chumbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chumbu in the Oriya language
ଚୁୁମୁାcuumua-

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