Shamba Surname
Approximately 29,430 people bear this surname
Shamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 23,758 | 1:3,110 | 346 |
| Tanzania | 3,192 | 1:16,586 | 2,146 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,507 | 1:10,244 | 1,290 |
| Zambia | 250 | 1:63,400 | 5,655 |
| Russia | 141 | 1:1,022,149 | 78,372 |
| Nigeria | 106 | 1:1,671,158 | 61,739 |
| Abkhazia | 99 | 1:2,453 | 575 |
| Namibia | 68 | 1:35,432 | 5,071 |
| Pakistan | 45 | 1:3,969,864 | 28,516 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Yemen | 30 | 1:880,843 | 11,350 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Ukraine | 13 | 1:3,501,746 | 189,921 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
Shamba (3,631) may also be a first name.
Shamba Demographics
Average Shamba Salary in
South Africa
R 80,784
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Shamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamba (Bengali: সম্ভা, Georgian: შამბა, Hindi: शम्बा, Marathi: शांबा, Russian: Шамба) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shamba is the 18,724th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 247,623 people. Shamba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Shamba are found; 81 percent are found in Central Africa and 81 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 117,265th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 3,631 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 23,758 people, or 1 in 3,110. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 11 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.
Shamba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Shamba surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Georgia, Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Shamba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning R 80,784 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamba in the Georgian language | ||
| შამბა | shamba | - |
| Shamba in the Marathi language | ||
| शांबा | samba | 54.49 |
| शंबा | samba | 30.54 |
| शामबा | samaba | 10.18 |
| संभा | sambha | 0.6 |
| शंभा | sambha | 0.6 |
| सामंत | samanta | 0.6 |
| शांभा | sambha | 0.6 |
| सांबा | samba | 0.6 |
| Shamba in the Bengali language | ||
| সম্ভা | sambha | 50 |
| শম্বা | samba | 25 |
| সম্বা | samba | 25 |
| Shamba in the Hindi language | ||
| शम्बा | samba | 20 |
| शाम्बा | samba | 13.33 |
| शामबा | samaba | 13.33 |
| शंबा | samba | 13.33 |
| शम्भा | sambha | 6.67 |
| सम्श | samsa | 6.67 |
| शमबा | samaba | 6.67 |
| शांबा | samba | 6.67 |
| शँबा | samba | 6.67 |
| सयमा | sayama | 6.67 |
| Shamba in the Russian language | ||
| Шамба | samba | - |
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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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- 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 Shamba
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