Shambalula Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Shambalula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 59 | 1:40,837 | 5,469 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Shambalula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shambalula Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shambalula occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shambalula? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,460,878th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shambalula reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Namibia, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 40,837. In Namibia Shambalula is most common in: Omusati Region, where 90 percent reside, Oshana Region, where 7 percent reside and Hardap Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Namibia it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamwalula | 90 | 1 | / |
| Sambalila | 84 | 1 | / |
| Siamwalula | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samwalullah | 76 | 1 | / |
| Sambalilo | 74 | 393 | / |
| Shambololo | 70 | 242 | / |
| Sambalilio | 70 | 2 | / |
| Sanwalullah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sombolola | 63 | 40 | / |
| Sambelilo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sambololi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Siambololo | 60 | 19 | / |
| Sombololo | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Shambalula
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