Shambai Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Shambai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 51 | 1:310,783 | 17,285 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Shambai (2,047) may also be a first name.
Shambai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shambai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shambai (Marathi: शामबाई, Oriya: ଶାମବାଇ) occurs most in Zambia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shambai? popularity and diffusion
Shambai is the 1,817,111th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Shambai reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 166,722nd most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,047 people.
The last name Shambai is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 310,783. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 90 percent live, Central Province, where 8 percent live and Luapula Province, where 2 percent live. Apart from Zambia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent live and Pakistan, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shambai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shambai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶାମବାଇ | samaba'i | - |
| Shambai in the Marathi language | ||
| शामबाई | samaba'i | 97.63 |
| शामबाइ | samaba'i | 0.24 |
| शंबाई | samba'i | 0.24 |
| शामजी | samaji | 0.12 |
| िखमजी | ikhamaji | 0.12 |
| वामबाई | vamaba'i | 0.12 |
| शांबाई | samba'i | 0.12 |
| संभाजी | sambhaji | 0.12 |
| यामबाई | yamaba'i | 0.12 |
| शमाबी | samabi | 0.12 |
| संभा | sambha | 0.12 |
| अंबाजी | ambaji | 0.12 |
| शमबाई | samaba'i | 0.12 |
| शामाबाई | samaba'i | 0.12 |
| िभमजी | ibhamaji | 0.12 |
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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 Shambai
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