Samihembo Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Samihembo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 70 | 1:226,427 | 14,143 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Samihembo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samihembo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samihembo has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samihembo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samihembo is the 2,255,512th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samihembo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 226,427. In Zambia it is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 74 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 26 percent are found. Barring Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samohembo | 89 | 50 | / |
| Samihombo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Samuhembo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Siamiimbo | 78 | 27 | / |
| Samihamba | 78 | 19 | / |
| Samuhemba | 78 | 4 | / |
| Samiyombo | 78 | 2 | / |
| Samahembi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samahambo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samahamba | 67 | 110 | / |
| Samuhumbu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Samuhumbe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Semahimbo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Simehembu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Samuhambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siameeemba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Siamuhimbwa | 60 | 1 | / |
| Zamahimba | 56 | 2 | / |
| Simuhimba | 56 | 1 | / |
| Samwahampe | 53 | 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 Samihembo
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