Shakwamba Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Shakwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 145 | 1:109,310 | 8,555 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shakwamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakwamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shakwamba occurs most in Zambia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakwamba? popularity and diffusion
Shakwamba is the 1,459,453rd most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shakwamba live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 109,310. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 43 percent live, North-Western Province, where 19 percent live and Western Province, where 19 percent live. Aside from Zambia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakwamba | 94 | 2 | / |
| Siakwamba | 89 | 8 | / |
| Shakuhamba | 84 | 4 | / |
| Chakwambai | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chakwaamba | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sokwamba | 82 | 4 | / |
| Sekwamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sakuamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sakwemba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shekuamba | 78 | 95 | / |
| Siakwambe | 78 | 41 | / |
| Siagwamba | 78 | 35 | / |
| Shagwambe | 78 | 31 | / |
| Chagwamba | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chakwambi | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chokwamba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shakwembo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Siakkwambe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sekwemba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sagbamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chacuamba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Siekwambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chagwambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sacuambi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ssegwemba | 56 | 6 | / |
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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 Shakwamba
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