Isambe Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Isambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Isambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Isambe (23) may also be a first name.

Isambe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Isambe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Isambe? popularity and diffusion

Isambe is the 3,485,539th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Isambe live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Isambe is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.

The last name Isambe is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,781,544. In Tanzania Isambe is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 64 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 29 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Isambe occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isambea9255/
Isamber929/
Issambe922/
Hisambe922/
Iseambe921/
Itsambe921/
Isambett861/
Aisambea861/
Issambet861/
Isamba831,151/
Esambe831,087/
Isambi83462/
Isombe83231/
Isembe83194/
Usambe8322/
Izambe835/
Yisambi772,074/
Issembe771,122/
Ichambe77213/
Yisembe77137/
Essambe77130/
Ishembe77129/
Esambea77109/
Issamba77107/
Ishamba7748/
Yisamba7722/
Ijjambe778/
Isambai777/
Issambi776/
Issombe775/
Ijambet774/
Isanbet774/
Esanmbe772/
Isambay771/
Jisembe771/
Itsombe771/
Aisombe771/
Etsambe771/
Gisambi771/
Gisombe771/
Yizambe771/
Isiambi771/
Isembea771/
Ishsamba7119/
Essambeh7114/
Isambhai716/
Hesambey711/
Hisembee711/
Hishambi711/
Aisambai711/
Ishembee711/
Issoumbe711/
Ysambett711/
Ussambie711/
Jiscombe711/
Itsoombe711/
Hiscombe710/
Isomba671,541/
Esombe67900/
Esembe67746/
Esamba67608/
Izamba67449/
Isembi67394/
Isombi67318/
Esambi67215/
Isamui6787/
Heesambee6763/
Ezambe6727/
Usembe6721/
Heizjambe678/
Izombe677/
Usanbe674/
Jjambe672/
Izembe672/
Icombe672/
Usambi672/
Isanue671/
Isamwi671/
Ishambaya671/
Usombe671/
Isonbe671/
Uzambe671/
Issambaja671/
Izambi671/

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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
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  • 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 Isambe
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