Shamabane Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shamabane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamabane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Shamabane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shamabane is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shamabane.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamabane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shamabane is the 8,968,613th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Shamabane are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Balochistan, where 50 percent live and Punjab, where 50 percent live. Aside from Pakistan it exists in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 50 percent live.

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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 Shamabane
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