Shalwembe Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Shalwembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 30 | 1:528,331 | 22,995 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Shalwembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shalwembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shalwembe occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalwembe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shalwembe live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Shalwembe is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 528,331. In Zambia Shalwembe is primarily concentrated in: Central Province, where 97 percent reside and Southern Province, where 3 percent reside. Not including Zambia it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shalembwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shalwembo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shlembe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shalawambe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shelembe | 82 | 10,502 | / |
| Shalemba | 82 | 120 | / |
| Shilembe | 82 | 12 | / |
| Shalumbe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shalambe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shalimbe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shaleemabee | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shala Wambe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shelembhe | 78 | 2 | / |
| Shalmabee | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chalembwe | 78 | 2 | / |
| Shelemibe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shalwamba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shelemmbe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shelembwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sheelembe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shelemba | 71 | 1,843 | / |
| Shelembi | 71 | 1,416 | / |
| Chalemba | 71 | 1,056 | / |
| Shalimba | 71 | 500 | / |
| Chilembe | 71 | 399 | / |
| Shilemba | 71 | 398 | / |
| Shalumba | 71 | 154 | / |
| Shalamba | 71 | 78 | / |
| Shalumbu | 71 | 70 | / |
| Shalimbo | 71 | 69 | / |
| Shilembi | 71 | 35 | / |
| Shilombe | 71 | 19 | / |
| Shilumbe | 71 | 13 | / |
| Shalomba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shalimbi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shilembu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shalumbi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chalambe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shalambi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shelempe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chelembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shelombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shelambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shulembo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chalimbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chalombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shelembo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chilembwe | 67 | 6,081 | / |
| Chalembwa | 67 | 229 | / |
| Chaulembo | 67 | 62 | / |
| Chailemba | 67 | 62 | / |
| Chaulembi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Chelembei | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shulembay | 67 | 14 | / |
| Shalimbwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shelwimbo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tchilembe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chalimboe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shalimabi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shilwimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shellembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shailamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shulembai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chalimbea | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Shalwembe
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