Shambayi Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Shambayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 134 | 1:118,283 | 9,069 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Shambayi (10) may also be a first name.
Shambayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shambayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shambayi is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shambayi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,398,030th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname Shambayi is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shambayi are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.
Shambayi is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 118,283. In Zambia Shambayi is most common in: Lusaka Province, where 77 percent are found, Eastern Province, where 18 percent are found and Central Province, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Zambia Shambayi is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 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
- 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 Shambayi
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