Santamba Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Santamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 38 | 1:417,103 | 20,300 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
Santamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Santamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Santamba is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Santamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,414,640th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Santamba live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Santamba is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 417,103. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Western Province, where 87 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 13 percent live. Besides Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Namibia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shantamba | 94 | 4 | / |
| Santomba | 88 | 17 | / |
| Samtamba | 88 | 9 | / |
| Santambi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Santemba | 88 | 3 | / |
| Cantamba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Santanba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shantambo | 82 | 90 | / |
| Siantomba | 82 | 78 | / |
| Siantambo | 82 | 43 | / |
| Shantambi | 82 | 6 | / |
| Santoumba | 82 | 5 | / |
| Shantanba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cantambay | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shantamva | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chantamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Santamber | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shantambaaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sianthamby | 78 | 1 | / |
| Santombi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Zantomba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Samtambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Santembo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siantombo | 71 | 37 | / |
| Shentemba | 71 | 20 | / |
| Siantombe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chantomba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Santanber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djantambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shantembo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanthomba | 67 | 341 | / |
| Sianthombo | 67 | 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 Santamba
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