Shambweka Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shambweka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Shambweka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3511:45,1564,363
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Shambweka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shambweka is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shambweka.

How Common Is The Last Name Shambweka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 798,040th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shambweka live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 351 people, or 1 in 45,156. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 44 percent reside, Central Province, where 27 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent reside. Other than Zambia Shambweka occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siambweka8945/
Shambweke894/
Shambweki894/
Shambwaka891/
Shambueka891/
Sambweki821/
Shambueki7841/
Shambueke784/
Shaumbwako7410/
Sambwechi672/
Sambuiski563/
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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 Shambweka
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