Shamboko Surname

149,628th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shamboko Surname Definition:

Shamboko is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a whip.

Shamboko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,8101:5,641676
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
England191:2,932,529101,561
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shamboko Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Shamboko is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a whip.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samboko934,658/
Shemboko88226/
Shambako887/
Shamboka884/
Sambokou883/
Siamboko882/
Sjamboko881/
Samboukou821/
Somboko80366/
Semboko8090/
Samboco8054/
Samboka8030/
Sambeko804/
Sanboko804/
Sambako803/
Sambuko801/
Shambaka75308/
Shanbako7521/
Sembokoy7521/
Sembokoi7521/
Ssambeko757/
Shambuka753/
Sambokau752/
Siambuko751/
Sambukko751/
Shomboka751/
Chamboco751/
Siamboka751/
Zsombokos7112/
Sambahako711/
Sambuco671,115/
Zomboko671,048/
Sambaka67687/
Sambuka67470/
Sambeka67442/
Chombokosh6716/
Somboka678/
Sambaco675/
Sanbako675/
Zambako673/
Sembako673/
Sombeko671/
Zamboco671/

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