Sambesi Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Sambesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 43 | 1:368,603 | 19,020 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sambesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sambesi is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sambesi.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sambesi is the 2,944,094th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sambesi are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 368,603. In Zambia Sambesi is most numerous in: Central Province, where 58 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 42 percent are found. Barring Zambia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sombesi | 86 | 30 | / |
| Xambesi | 86 | 18 | / |
| Sambezi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sambisi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Siambezi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Sambeize | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sambedji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sambease | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chambesi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shambeygi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shambezai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zambezi | 71 | 4,351 | / |
| Sombese | 71 | 263 | / |
| Sambizi | 71 | 54 | / |
| Sombisi | 71 | 18 | / |
| Sambigi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sombezi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sambiza | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sambiji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sombeci | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambege | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siambizi | 67 | 336 | / |
| Shambeza | 67 | 113 | / |
| Sombeize | 67 | 94 | / |
| Sambidge | 67 | 41 | / |
| Siambeza | 67 | 28 | / |
| Chambezi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shambizi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zambezie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zambezzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shambiji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chambisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambaiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sombeizé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sombeses | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sombeyse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambicee | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sambesi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis