Sambalala Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Sambalala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Sambalala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambalala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sambalala is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambalala? popularity and diffusion
Sambalala is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sambalala are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Sambalala is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 5,283,307. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 67 percent reside and Southern Province, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siambalala | 95 | 36 | / |
| Shambalala | 95 | 3 | / |
| Sambalale | 89 | 4 | / |
| Zambalala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cambalala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chambalala | 84 | 1 | / |
| Zambalale | 78 | 27 | / |
| Sambololi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shambololo | 63 | 242 | / |
| Siambololo | 63 | 19 | / |
| Tjambalolo | 63 | 9 | / |
| Sombolola | 56 | 40 | / |
| Sombolela | 56 | 4 | / |
| Sombololo | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Sambalala
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