Shambira Surname

288,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Shambira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shambira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,3061:11,8211,545
England91:6,190,895170,599
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Shambira (15) may also be a first name.

Shambira Last Name Facts

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

Shambira (Hindi: शंबिरा, Marathi: शांबीरा) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shambira.

How Common Is The Last Name Shambira? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 288,238th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,475,241 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shambira are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 15 people.

The last name Shambira is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,306 people, or 1 in 11,821. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 31 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 25 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Shambira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shambira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shambira in the Hindi language
शंबिराsambira-
Shambira in the Marathi language
शांबीराsambira50
शंिबराsamibara50

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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 Shambira
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