Shambangu Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Shambangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 48 | 1:50,196 | 6,143 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shambangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shambangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shambangu is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shambangu.
How Common Is The Last Name Shambangu? popularity and diffusion
Shambangu is the 2,661,929th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shambangu live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Shambangu is most frequently occurring in Namibia, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 50,196. In Namibia it is most common in: Omusati Region, where 92 percent reside and Khomas Region, where 8 percent reside. Not including Namibia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sambangu | 94 | 358 | / |
| Shambanu | 94 | 18 | / |
| Saimbangu | 89 | 21 | / |
| Shambhanu | 89 | 11 | / |
| Shanbangu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Sambanu | 88 | 19 | / |
| Sambagu | 88 | 17 | / |
| Sambhanu | 82 | 16 | / |
| Shanbagu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sambongu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sanbangu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sambongou | 78 | 727 | / |
| Chanbangu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shainbanu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sambonu | 75 | 464 | / |
| Sambogu | 75 | 31 | / |
| Sanbanu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sombagu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samwaningu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shamuhongu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sambogou | 71 | 957 | / |
| Sambonud | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sambonuh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sambonut | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sombanau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chombagu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sombanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samboneu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zamuangu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaheinbanu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sombongou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sambounou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chainbanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samimpanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samwongou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shanbanoo | 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 Shambangu
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