Shambamba Surname
Approximately 238 people bear this surname
Shambamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 203 | 1:78,078 | 6,664 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Shambamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shambamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shambamba is most common in Zambia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shambamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,052,587th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shambamba reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 203 people, or 1 in 78,078. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 84 percent are found, Central Province, where 10 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 4 percent are found. Besides Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sambamba | 94 | 280 | / |
| Chambamba | 89 | 209 | / |
| Shambambi | 89 | 44 | / |
| Shamwamba | 89 | 17 | / |
| Siambamba | 89 | 2 | / |
| Sambaumba | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shamuamba | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shambambe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sambambaia | 84 | 2 | / |
| Sambambi | 82 | 3,455 | / |
| Sambemba | 82 | 77 | / |
| Sambambe | 82 | 33 | / |
| Zambamba | 82 | 12 | / |
| Sambambo | 82 | 2 | / |
| Sambanba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shambombo | 78 | 28 | / |
| Chambambi | 78 | 17 | / |
| Chambambe | 78 | 5 | / |
| Shambombe | 78 | 4 | / |
| Siambambi | 78 | 2 | / |
| Shambombi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shembambo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Siembamba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sambanbai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chambomba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chombaumba | 74 | 19 | / |
| Siambaambi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sambombo | 71 | 55 | / |
| Sombambo | 71 | 19 | / |
| Sembambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambanua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanbambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samuamua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siambombe | 67 | 60 | / |
| Chamwamwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chambombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siambombo | 67 | 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 Shambamba
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