Lihamba Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Lihamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 186 | 1:284,632 | 22,243 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Lihamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lihamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lihamba is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lihamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lihamba is the 1,222,957th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. Lihamba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lihamba are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Lihamba is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 284,632. In Tanzania Lihamba is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 51 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 45 percent live and Njombe Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luhamba | 86 | 3,142 | / |
| Lihomba | 86 | 173 | / |
| Lihambo | 86 | 27 | / |
| Lihambe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lihambi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leamba | 77 | 24 | / |
| Lihombo | 71 | 225 | / |
| Luhambo | 71 | 144 | / |
| Lihombi | 71 | 62 | / |
| Luhomba | 71 | 34 | / |
| Lijambi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lijambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Logiambi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Lhieambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leomba | 62 | 5 | / |
| Leambo | 62 | 3 | / |
| Luhombo | 57 | 1,181 | / |
| Luyomba | 57 | 46 | / |
| Layombo | 57 | 8 | / |
| Leombat | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lujomba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lehombo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Leambhe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lehoumbou | 50 | 410 | / |
| Lyawa | 50 | 230 | / |
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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 Lihamba
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