Shamb Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Shamb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
India91:85,229,487684,495
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Shamb (94) may also be a first name.

Shamb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shamb (Hindi: शाम्ब, Marathi: शंब, Russian: Шамб) occurs in Ecuador more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shamb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shamb is the 3,602,217th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Shamb live; 53 percent live in South America and 53 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 980,251st most commonly held forename internationally, held by 94 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Ecuador, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 994,115. In Ecuador Shamb is primarily found in: El Oro Province, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Ecuador this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent are found and Lebanon, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shambd914/
Shambh914/
Shambs912/
Schamb912/
Sahamb911/
Samb8985,385/
Schambs8333/
Shamp801,517/
Chamb80807/
Shanb80661/
Sambs80171/
Sambh80144/
Saimb8016/
Siamb8015/
Sambt804/
Sanmb803/
Shomb803/
Sammb801/
Sajmb801/
Saumb801/
Shemb801/
Sehmb801/
Sambd801/
Sambz801/
Sambp801/
Shambova7727/
Schambch771/
Schamp732,134/
Sasemb7362/
Chambs7314/
Shampe739/
Shaimp732/
Shamps732/
Sambth731/
Shamvs731/
Chambt731/
Schanb731/
Shampz731/
Shanbs731/
Shaimf731/
Sahamp731/
Schomb730/
Samp671,983/
Semb671,220/
Somb67462/
Zamb67203/
Schömbs67161/
Schombs67111/
Sanb67104/
Shgainb6768/
Schamps6746/
Schaump6731/
Samw6723/
Samf679/
Sambowa679/
Samv678/
Saãb672/
Schampp671/
Schampf671/
Chahamb671/
Schhamp670/
Sassemb670/

Shamb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamb in the Hindi language
शाम्बsamba80
शम्भूsambhu20
Shamb in the Marathi language
शंबsamba55.56
शांबsamba44.44
Shamb in the Russian language
Шамбsamb-

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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
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  • 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 Shamb
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