Samatebele Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Samatebele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samatebele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia501:316,99817,478
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Samatebele Last Name Facts

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

Samatebele is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Samatebele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samatebele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samatebele is the 2,661,929th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Samatebele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Samatebele live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Samatebele is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 316,998. In Zambia Samatebele is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 68 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent reside and Eastern Province, where 8 percent reside. Not including Zambia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamatebele9577/
Siamatebwele912/
Samatobela802/
Samedbeyli702/
Saimaitibaila611/

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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 Samatebele
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