Shambwa Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Shambwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shambwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe691:223,74325,019
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479

Shambwa (51) may also be a first name.

Shambwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shambwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shambwa? popularity and diffusion

Shambwa is the 1,806,862nd most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shambwa are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent first name globally, borne by 51 people.

It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 223,743. In Zimbabwe Shambwa is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 29 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 29 percent live and Harare Province, where 19 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaumbwa93374/
Sambwa924,167/
Shambua864,354/
Chambwa861,339/
Shambwe86256/
Ssambwa86100/
Shombwa8621/
Shambwi8621/
Sambwat861/
Shembwa861/
Chaambwa803,484/
Chaumbwa807/
Shambhua803/
Shambhwi802/
Chambwaa801/
Shambhva801/
Chhambwa801/
Chambwai801/
Sambwe777,478/
Sambua77267/
Sembwa77192/
Sampwa7751/
Sombwa7742/
Sanbwa771/
Chaammbwa751/
Shambuayi751/
Chambwe711,983/
Chambua711,324/
Sambuat71125/
Shombwe7150/
Siambwe7130/
Chombwa7121/
Ssambwe7114/
Ssembwa7112/
Sambwet7110/
Sambuay719/
Shembua715/
Saimbua711/
Sambhua711/
Chachimbwa711/
Champwa711/
Shachimbwe711/
Sombway711/
Shambuo711/
Chaambwe67164/
Choombwa67161/
Sambuaha6718/
Shambhvi6710/
Ssaambwe672/
Chambuha671/
Sambuhay671/

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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 Shambwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis