Shaimba Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Shaimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 56 | 1:43,025 | 5,619 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Shaimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaimba occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaimba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,506,728th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shaimba are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Namibia, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 43,025. In Namibia Shaimba is primarily concentrated in: Ohangwena Region, where 70 percent reside, Oshana Region, where 23 percent reside and Oshikoto Region, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Namibia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Shaimba
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