Shambata Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shambata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shambata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia811:195,67812,934
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Shambata Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shambata Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shambata occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shambata? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shambata is the 2,061,309th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shambata reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 195,678. In Zambia Shambata is primarily concentrated in: Central Province, where 98 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 1 percent are found and Southern Province, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Shambata
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