Chaloba Surname
Approximately 409 people bear this surname
Chaloba Surname Definition:
Chaloba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child that has arrived amid bad times. Such bad bad times are not expected to ever happen again. (In full: Chaloba-nshila).
Chaloba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 356 | 1:44,522 | 4,311 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chaloba (272) may also be a first name.
Chaloba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chaloba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child that has arrived amid bad times. Such bad bad times are not expected to ever happen again. (In full: Chaloba-nshila).
Chaloba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaloba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chaloba (Marathi: चाळोबा) is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chaloba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaloba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 714,947th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 17,817,961 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chaloba live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 538,995th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 272 people.
The surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 356 people, or 1 in 44,522. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Southern Province, where 43 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 29 percent are found and Central Province, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Zambia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 11 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chaloba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chaloba in the Marathi language | ||
| चाळोबा | caloba | 97.14 |
| चालोबा | caloba | 2.08 |
| चाकोबा | cakoba | 0.78 |
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