Shambabi Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shambabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shambabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia271:89,2378,105
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Shambabi Last Name Facts

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

Shambabi (Marathi: शामबवी) is borne by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shambabi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shambabi is the 3,100,440th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Shambabi live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Shambabi is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 89,237. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Omusati Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Namibia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 23 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shambabi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shambabi in the Marathi language
शामबवीsamabavi66.67
बाबीbabi33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shambabi
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