Shapumba Surname

223,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shapumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shapumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1,8141:1,328177
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Shapumba (21) may also be a first name.

Shapumba Last Name Facts

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

Shapumba is found most frequently in Namibia. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shapumba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 223,714th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,004,146 people. The last name Shapumba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shapumba are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shapumba is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 21 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is carried by 1,814 people, or 1 in 1,328. In Namibia Shapumba is mostly concentrated in: Omusati Region, where 33 percent live, Kavango West Region, where 14 percent live and Ohangwena Region, where 14 percent live. Outside of Namibia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shapumbah942/
Shapumbaa941/
Sapumba936/
Chapumba883/
Chapfumba821/
Sapumbo802/
Sapomba801/
Sapimba801/
Shapombo7521/
Sapumboh752/
Sapombo671/
Sopimba671/
Sapunbo671/
Shaponwa631/
Sopgoumbo591/
Zopumbi531/
Sopunwa531/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Shapumba
  • 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