Shamboko Surname
Approximately 2,952 people bear this surname
Shamboko Surname Definition:
Shamboko is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a whip.
Shamboko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2,810 | 1:5,641 | 676 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Zimbabwe | 46 | 1:335,614 | 32,404 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shamboko Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Shamboko is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a whip.
Shamboko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamboko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamboko is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shamboko click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamboko? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 149,628th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,468,681 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shamboko live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Shamboko is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 2,810 people, or 1 in 5,641. In Zambia Shamboko is mostly concentrated in: Central Province, where 41 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 27 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samboko | 93 | 4,658 | / |
| Shemboko | 88 | 226 | / |
| Shambako | 88 | 7 | / |
| Shamboka | 88 | 4 | / |
| Sambokou | 88 | 3 | / |
| Siamboko | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sjamboko | 88 | 1 | / |
| Samboukou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Somboko | 80 | 366 | / |
| Semboko | 80 | 90 | / |
| Samboco | 80 | 54 | / |
| Samboka | 80 | 30 | / |
| Sambeko | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sanboko | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sambako | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sambuko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shambaka | 75 | 308 | / |
| Shanbako | 75 | 21 | / |
| Sembokoy | 75 | 21 | / |
| Sembokoi | 75 | 21 | / |
| Ssambeko | 75 | 7 | / |
| Shambuka | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sambokau | 75 | 2 | / |
| Siambuko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sambukko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shomboka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chamboco | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siamboka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zsombokos | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sambahako | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambuco | 67 | 1,115 | / |
| Zomboko | 67 | 1,048 | / |
| Sambaka | 67 | 687 | / |
| Sambuka | 67 | 470 | / |
| Sambeka | 67 | 442 | / |
| Chombokosh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Somboka | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sambaco | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sanbako | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zambako | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sembako | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sombeko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamboco | 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
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- 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 Shamboko
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