Shalumba Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shalumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shalumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1261:125,7939,482
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Shalumba (20) may also be a first name.

Shalumba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shalumba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shalumba is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shalumba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,409,418th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shalumba live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shalumba is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 20 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 125,793. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Central Province, where 31 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 31 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 31 percent reside. Beside Zambia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salumba93193/
Shalimba88500/
Chalumba88296/
Sialumba88294/
Shalumwa8865/
Shalomba885/
Salgumba883/
Shalumbi883/
Salumbay882/
Salumbai882/
Ssalumba881/
Shalumbe881/
Salaumba881/
Salumbah881/
Sialuumba8225/
Chailumba821/
Salimba80638/
Selumba80148/
Salomba80102/
Salumbo8054/
Solumba8043/
Salumbi8041/
Salumbe806/
Salumby801/
Shallgumbe781/
Salimbay75313/
Shalimbo7569/
Sialomba7536/
Solumbas7523/
Salimbai7512/
Saulomba755/
Salumber754/
Siolumba753/
Chalumbo751/
Salumbot751/
Shelimba751/
Sialumbe751/
Salunbai751/
Chailumbi7170/
Saloumnbe711/
Solomba67532/
Salombe67514/
Salimbo67131/
Zalumbe6787/
Selimba6757/
Salombo6739/
Solumbi6712/
Salombi673/
Xalumbo671/
Selumbo671/
Solimba671/
Çalimba671/

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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
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  • 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 Shalumba
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