Lishamba Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lishamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lishamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya671:689,25229,975

Lishamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lishamba is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lishamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lishamba is the 2,333,370th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lishamba reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Lishamba is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 689,252. In Kenya Lishamba is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 91 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside.

Lishamba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lishamba last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lisamba93274/
Lissamba8896/
Lushamba8849/
Leshamba881/
Luisamba881/
Leishemba8298/
Lisasimba821/
Laishomba821/
Lusamba8060,430/
Lisomba80475/
Lisambo80458/
Lisambi80220/
Lisemba8062/
Lizamba8048/
Lesamba8013/
Lisambe802/
Lisamwa801/
Lisamby800/
Lessamba751,515/
Lisombat7531/
Leisemba7525/
Lusambaa751/
Lichambi751/
Leshemba751/
Lechamba751/
Lushomba751/
Lusammba751/
Lishembo751/
Lisambee751/
Lushambo751/
Loisombat714/
Lissambou712/
Leessamba711/
Lusambo6712,702/
Lisombo671,049/
Lesemba67316/
Lusomba67180/
Lisembo67135/
Lisanby67113/
Lisombe6778/
Lesambo6774/
Lizomba6724/
Lusemba6710/
Lizambo676/
Lesambi672/
Lezamba672/
Lusanba672/
Lisombi671/
Lesomba671/

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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 Lishamba
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