Shambwe Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Shambwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 139 | 1:114,028 | 8,832 |
| Tanzania | 77 | 1:687,553 | 39,898 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shambwe (37) may also be a first name.
Shambwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shambwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shambwe is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shambwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 998,609th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname Shambwe is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shambwe are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 37 people.
The last name Shambwe is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 114,028. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Western Province, where 54 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 32 percent reside and Southern Province, where 6 percent reside. Other than Zambia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 30 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sambwe | 92 | 7,478 | / |
| Shambw | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chambwe | 86 | 1,983 | / |
| Shambwa | 86 | 104 | / |
| Shombwe | 86 | 50 | / |
| Siambwe | 86 | 30 | / |
| Shambwi | 86 | 21 | / |
| Ssambwe | 86 | 14 | / |
| Sambwet | 86 | 10 | / |
| Shembwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sambw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shachimbwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shaumbwa | 80 | 374 | / |
| Chaambwe | 80 | 164 | / |
| Ssaambwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shambhwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sambwa | 77 | 4,167 | / |
| Sombwe | 77 | 251 | / |
| Sampwe | 77 | 119 | / |
| Sambue | 77 | 116 | / |
| Sembwe | 77 | 22 | / |
| Sanbwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sambhw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sambwd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shambouee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shatembue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chatembwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaaambwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chombwe | 71 | 914 | / |
| Samboue | 71 | 141 | / |
| Ssambwa | 71 | 100 | / |
| Shombwa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ssombwe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shonbwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shambhvi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Choombwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chambwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shambhva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choumbwe | 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
- 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 Shambwe
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