Liyambo Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Liyambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liyambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1981:80,0506,810
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Liyambo (10) may also be a first name.

Liyambo Last Name Facts

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

Liyambo is found most frequently in Zambia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liyambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,129,067th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Liyambo are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Liyambo is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

Liyambo is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 80,050. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 56 percent reside, Central Province, where 29 percent reside and Western Province, where 11 percent reside. Other than Zambia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liyamba86348/
Liyombo86315/
Luyambo8655/
Liyembo8627/
Loyambo861/
Luimbo77207/
Liembo7784/
Laimbo7754/
Laumbo7734/
Laembo7710/
Lyembo774/
Loimbo774/
Leambo773/
Leimbo770/
Luyamba711,175/
Loyombo71711/
Luyombo71681/
Loyamba71240/
Liyemba7155/
Liyomba7137/
Layombo718/
Layembo715/
Luyimbo714/
Loyembo714/
Liembuo711/
Leyamba711/
Léyamba711/
Luyembo711/
Laiambas671/
Layombos671/

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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 Liyambo
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