Shambalala Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shambalala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shambalala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shambalala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shambalala occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shambalala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shambalala is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Shambalala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shambalala are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Shambalala is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Shambalala is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 50 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sambalala | 95 | 5 | / |
| Siambalala | 90 | 36 | / |
| Chambalala | 90 | 1 | / |
| Sambalale | 84 | 4 | / |
| Zambalala | 84 | 1 | / |
| Zambalale | 74 | 27 | / |
| Shambololo | 70 | 242 | / |
| Sambololi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Siambololo | 60 | 19 | / |
| Sombolola | 53 | 40 | / |
| Sombolela | 53 | 4 | / |
| Sombololo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chombolola | 50 | 201 | / |
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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 Shambalala
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