Lyambela Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Lyambela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyambela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Lyambela (56) may also be a first name.

Lyambela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lyambela is found most in Zambia. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyambela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lyambela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lyambela is also the 1,321,957th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 56 people.

Lyambela is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 5,283,307. Excluding Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lambela9355/
Lyambila88397/
Hlambela88259/
Liambela88112/
Lambiela881/
Lombela80983/
Lambila80179/
Lambele8081/
Lambelé8016/
Lambeli8014/
Lanbela801/
Lambelo801/
Lambelet751,179/
Liambila75674/
Hlambelo75571/
Lyambilo75386/
Lambelho75151/
Lambelis7511/
Lambuila754/
Liambele754/
Lyambili752/
Hlambila751/
Loumbela751/
Hlombela751/
Loombela751/
Lambeule751/
Lombelia751/
Llambelis7133/
Liambilia711/
Lombele67261/
Lombelo6798/
Lambitelli6776/
Lambili6719/
Lombeli679/
Lambilo679/
Lombila675/
Lambile672/
Lonbela671/

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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 Lyambela
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